Facts about the Kudu -- Tragelaphus strepsiceros:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Shoulder height (m) 1,45 m, (f) 1,25 m; mass (m) 250 kg, (f) 200 kg.

COLOUR: Greyish fawn, with narrow, vertical white stripes on sides and rump, a short ridge of white hair along the centre of the back, and a white chevron between the eyes. Males have a brown and white fringe from throat to base of neck.

MOST LIKE: Nyala, but kudu male's horns more spiralled and there is no heavy fringe of hair hanging below the belly.

HABITAT: Savanna woodland or scrub, especially close to water and rocky terrain.

WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
Addo Elephant National Park
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Karoo National Park
Vaalbos National Park
Tembe Elephant Park