






Latin name |
Tragelaphus angasii |
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Family |
Large mammals |
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Size |
1,1 m (m) 95 cm (f) |
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Weight |
108 kg (m) 62 kg (f) |
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Colour |
Males shaggy, grey-brown coat; white chevron between eyes; up to 14 faint, narrow vertical stripes on sides. Mane of long, whitish hair from shoulders to rump; bushy tail brown, with a white underside. Lower parts of legs light orange. Females bright orange-brown, with bolder white stripes on their sides; often no chevron; narrow mane of short, bristly black hair from head to tail. |
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Appearance |
Males like young kudu bulls, which, however, lack the pronounced chest fringe the ivory-coloured tips to the horns and the yellow-orange socks on legs. Females unmistakeable with orange coat and vertical white stripes. |
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Habitat |
Dense bush close to water but, where protected, may be seen by dau in the open. |