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The pregnant female kudu will leave her group to give birth; once she gives birth, the newborn is hidden in vegetation for about 4 to 5 weeks (to avoid predation). [12] After 4 or 5 weeks, the offspring will accompany its mother for short periods of time; then by 3 to 4 months of age, it will accompany her at all times. [ 12 ]
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 ...
Male in the Kruger National Park. The nyala is a spiral-horned and middle-sized antelope, between a bushbuck and a kudu. [16] It is considered the most sexually dimorphic antelope. [2] The nyala is typically between 135–195 cm (53–77 in) in head-and-body length. [2] The male stands up to 110 cm (43 in), the female is up to 90 cm (3.0 ft) tall.
The lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) is a medium-sized bushland antelope found in East Africa.The species is a part of the ungulate genus Tragelaphus (family Bovidae), along with several other related species of striped, spiral-horned African bovids, including the related greater kudu, the bongo, bushbuck, common and giant elands, nyala and sitatunga.
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 Safari Park. This was believed to be due to the absence of male kudus in the herd.
The ancestral Y chromosome was subacrocentric but a pericentric inversion occurred making it submetacentric after the separation of the lesser kudu and nyala. [21] Ancient hybridization also played a key part in the evolution of the chromosomes in all species. [21] Below is a listing of the diploid number 2n as follows (male/female): [21] [27]
Male 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 ...
An accidental mating between a male giant eland and a female kudu produced a male offspring, but it was azoospermic. Analysis showed that it completely lacked germ cells , which produce gametes . Still, the hybrid had a strong male scent and exhibited male behaviour.