






Latin name |
Tragelaphus strepisceros |
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Family |
Large mammals |
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Size |
1,45 m (m) 1,25 (f) Only male carries horns |
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Weight |
250 kg (m) 180 kg (f) |
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Colour |
Greyish fawn, with narrow, vertical white stripes on sides and rump, a short ridge of white hair along the centre of the back, and a white chevron between the eyes. Males have a brown-and-white fringe from throat to base of neck. |
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Appearance |
Nyala, but kudu male's horns more spiralled and there is no heavy fringe of hair hanging below belly. |
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Habitat |
Savanna woodland or scrub, espacially close to water and rocky terrain. |