Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros
  • Class
    Mammalia
  • Order
    Artiodactyla
  • Familly
    Bovidae
  • Zoo la Palmyre, taille animal
    1.5m to withers
  • Zoo la Palmyre, poids animal
    ♂ 270–320kg, ♀180–220kg
  • Zoo la Palmyre, durée gestation animal
    8 months
  • Zoo la Palmyre, naissances animal
    1
  • Zoo la Palmyre, longévité animal
    20 years
  • Diet
    herbivorous (leaves, grass)
  • Habitat
    woodlands and wooded savannahs
  • Range
    western and southern Africa
  • This species is part of a European Breeding Program
  • Population in the wild
    Stable
  • IUCN REDLIST status
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The sexes generally live apart except during the breeding season. Females live in herds with their young, while males live in small groups or alone.
 
After an 8-month pregnancy, females give birth to a single offspring who is weaned at the age of 6 months.
 
Only males have horns, which can be up to 1.2m long.

And in the wild



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