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This article has been tagged since March 2007. The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a delicining habitat, deforestation and hunting.[2] An adult can weigh from 195–315 kilograms (though the female tends to be lighter) and grow to be 1–1.5 metres tall at the shoulder, with a length of 1.95–2.45 metres.[2] Download high resolution version (1212x1250, 396 KB)Kudu cow, Okavango, Botswana, taken & submitted by Paul Maritz (paulmaz) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Template:Tax more Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
Subclasses Allotheria* Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Prototheria Order Monotremata Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Eutheria The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species...
Families Suidae Hippopotamidae Tayassuidae Camelidae Tragulidae Moschidae Cervidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Bovidae The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ...
Subfamilies Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. ...
Tribes Bovini Boselaphini Strepsicerotini The biological subfamily Bovinae (or bovines) includes a diverse group of about 24 species of medium-sized to large ungulates, including domestic cattle, Bison, the Water Buffalo, the Yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. ...
Species T. spekeii T. angasii T. scriptus T. buxtoni T. imberbis T. strepsiceros T. eurycerus The genus Tragelaphus contains several species of bovine, all of which are reletivly antelope-like. ...
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Genera Aepyceros Alcelaphus Antidorcas Antilope Cephalophus Connochaetes Damaliscus Gazella Hippotragus Kobus Madoqua Neotragus Oreotragus Oryx Ourebia Pantholops Procapra Sylvicapra Taurotragus Tragelaphus and others Antelope are herbivorous mammals of the family Bovidae, often noted for their horns. ...
Eastern Africa (UN subregion) East African Community Central African Federation (defunct) geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...
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Physical characteristics and Info
They have a narrow body and long legs. They have brown to bluish grey coats with white vertical torso stripes. The greater kudu exhibits a small white chevron on top its head. The males have large manes along their throat. The males have large horns with two to three twists. Their horn's combined length can reach up to 1.8 meters.
Habitat The range of the greater kudu stretches from Eritrea to Tanzania and in Zambia, South Africa, and Angola. They have also been introduced in small numbers into New Mexico. The Habitat of the Greater Kudu includes Thick Accacia brush, Rocky hillsides, dry riverbeds and anywhere with a constant supply of water.
Diet The diet of the greater kudu is leaves and grass.
Sexual Dimorphism The male greater kudu tends to be much larger than female. The males also tend to vocalize much more than the females. They can vocalize with low grunts, clucks, humming, and gasping. Males will be fully mature at five years of age, whereas females will mature at age three.
Social System Greater Kudus live in same sex herds of three to ten individuals and their calves. A herds area can encompass 800 to 1500 acres. The herds spend an average of 54% of the day foraging for food. Greater Kudu's are crepuscular.
Reproduction Mating season for the greater kudu is at the end of the rainy season in southern Africa. The courtship of the greater kudu includes the male rubbing his neck against the female's. Gestation is nine months. Calving generally starts between February and March, when the grass tends to be at its highest.
Offspring and Maternal Care For the first two weeks of a calves life they hideout where predators cannot find them. For four to fives weeks after that they roam with the herd only during day. Males will become self-sufficient at 6 months old. Females become self-sufficient at around 1 to 2 years old.
Predators Predators of the greater kudu include lions and spotted hyenas,and leopards
Specialized Adaptations The Greater Kudu has evolved many traits unique to their species. One trait is a method of evading predators where they jump over obstacles that the predator could not jump over making them hard to follow it. Because they are often active in times of day with very little light they have developed their sense of smell and hearing.
Gallery Kudu cow Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 1350 KB) Greater Kudu (female) in Etosha national park, Namibia Photo self taken by Walter Voigts, March 2005 The greater Kudu has 6~10 stripes, the Lesser Kudu Category:Tragelaphus imberbis has 10~14 stripes. ...
| Young Greater Kudu Bull Download high resolution version (1464x1276, 216 KB)Young Kudu Bull, Okavango, Botswana, taken and submitted by Paul Maritz (paulmaz) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
| Greater Kudu Bull Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x958, 1094 KB) Großer Kudu - fotografiert im Kruger Park in Südafrika File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Greater Kudu Metadata This file contains additional information...
| Greater Kudu bulls grazing Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 526 pixel Image in higher resolution (807 × 531 pixel, file size: 189 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Greater Kudu bulls grazing. ...
| Greater Kudu at the Natural Bridge Caverns Wildlife Park in Texas. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 689 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture taken by me in July 2006. ...
Official language(s) English (de facto) See also languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (261,797 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
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See also Binomial name Tragelaphus imberbis (Blyth, 1869) The Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) are forest antelope found in East Africa and (possibly) the southern Arabian Peninsula. ...
Kudu dung spitting (Bokdrol Spoeg in Afrikaans) is a sport in some parts of Africa. ...
References - ^ Antelope Specialist Group (1996). Tragelaphus strepsiceros. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.
- ^ a b (1994) Wildlife Fact File. IMP Publishing Ltd, Group 1, Card 110. ISBN 08-50-04-0016.
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