Cuvier’s gazelle
Gazella cuvieri
Greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
The slender grace of the female contrasts with the majestic stature of the male, whose spiral horns can reach over 1.5 metres! Greater kudu live in herds of around ten females and young, joined by an adult male at rutting time.
Habitat
Wooded savannahs of Africa
Feed
Leaves, herbs
Classification
Class
Mammals
Family
Bovidae
Scientific Name
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Conservation status
IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2016)
EAZA : ESB
Some Figures
Weight
300 kg
Life Expectancy
15 to 20 years
Gestation
7 to 8 months
1 babies
Height at the withers
1,6 m
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Pan troglodytes
Lion
Panthera leo
African Wild Dog
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