The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout East and Southern Africa.

Greater Kudu are about a metre to a metre and a half tall at the shoulder and weigh 120 to 500 kilograms, the males being much larger than the females. Greater Kudu have brown to grey-blue coats with many white stripes and markings. There is a crest on the neck and shoulders and a mane along the throat. The males have horns with up to three twists which can reach almost half a metre.

Greater Kudu live in woodland and scrub and eat grass and leaves. Greater Kudu are active both at night and during the day. They live in single sex groups of up to ten.

See also

• Lesser Kudu
• Kudu dung spitting

References

Bovines | Fauna of Ethiopia | Fauna of the Sahara | Fauna of Sudan | Fauna of East Africa | Fauna of Zambia | Fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Fauna of South Africa | Fauna of Angola | Fauna of Namibia

Großer Kudu | Granda kuduo | Grand koudou | Tragelaphus strepsiceros | დიდი კუდუ | Didžioji kudu | Grote koedoe | Isokudu