Kudu Southern Greater

The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. They have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats are reddish-brown turning brown/bluish-grey as they mature in age, both chalked with flank stripes, spots on the face and a mane that trims the neck and shoulders. 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 a mane running the length of their throats and large horns that twist two and a half times when they are about 6 years old.

A mature bull can stand up to 1.5m (5ft) and weigh over 250kg (550lbs) with the cows weighing up to 180kg (396lbs). Kudu inhabit wooded savannah and rocky bush country but sightings ae easiest in big bushveld areas which have healthy populations. When danger is spotted the Kudu give out a hoarse alarm bark and flee with a distinctive rocking horse motion.