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Greater kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Photo by RachaelB
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

They possess between 4–12 vertical white stripes along their torso. The head tends to be darker in colour than the rest of the body, and exhibits a small white chevron which runs between the eyes.
The males also have large manes running along their throats, and large horns with two and a half twists, which, were they to be straightened, would reach an average length of 120 cm (47 in)

Habitat:

Thick bushveld

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PublishedMarch 3, 2012

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