Greater Kudu

📸 Photo by Charl Durand on Unsplash
Greater kudu, Africa’s spiral-horned showpiece, browses leaves and pods in bushy savanna edges at dawn and dusk. Bulls carry two-metre corkscrew horns, both sexes wear white-striped grey coats that vanish in dappled shade. Habitat loss and poaching threaten local herds.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Savanna
Diet:Herbivore
Continents:Africa
Size:120–150 cm at the shoulder
Weight:190–270 kg
Activity:Crepuscular
Social behavior:Herd
Lifespan:10–15 years in the wild
Habitat: The Greater Kudu can be found in Angola, Botswana, Central-african-rep, Chad, Dem-rep-congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South-africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe