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The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory , they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat , deforestation , and poaching . [ 2 ]
A large male greater kudu A female greater kudu Greater kudu male with females Lesser kudu male. The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus Tragelaphus: Lesser kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis, of eastern Africa; Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, of eastern and southern Africa; The two species look similar, though greaters are larger ...
Zookeepers hope Choto will breed with the zoo's 9-year-old female snow leopard, Orya. On Aug. 5, Chula, a female greater kudu, was born. Greater kudus are a species of antelope native to eastern ...
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Female Common name Scientific name Distribution Bongo: Tragelaphus eurycerus: Kenya, Central and western Africa Greater kudu: Tragelaphus strepsiceros: eastern and southern Africa Cape bushbuck: Tragelaphus sylvaticus: Cape in South Africa to Angola and Zambia and up the eastern part of Africa to Ethiopia and Somalia. Harnessed bushbuck ...
The chromosomes resemble those of the greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). [18] Male elands and female greater kudus can produce a viable male hybrid, though whether it is sterile is unknown. An accidental crossing of an East African common eland (T. o. pattersonianus') with an East African kudu (T. s. bea) occurred in the San Diego Zoo ...
They come in all shapes and sizes. Some walk, some slither, some fly and some swim. Humans are blessed to share the planet with just over 2.1 million recognized species of animals. And scientists ...
A male greater kudu expecting a female in estrus. When alert to the presence of danger, the necks of these bovines are raised as high as possible. They move in a "goatlike" gait, as they move their neck in a pecking motion (moving the head backwards and forwards). [26] As they spot the predator they immediately stop.