Animals Mammals

Greater Kudu

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

PROFILE:

Greater kudu are one of the tallest and longest-horned antelopes, which can weigh up to 600 pounds and have horns up to six feet in length! They are herbivores, eating a wide variety of leaves, herbs, fruits, and grasses. You can spot our greater kudu along the Monorail Safari in the Wilds of Africa!

TYPE OF ANIMAL:

mammal, antelope

NATIVE TO:

northeast Africa

IUCN CONSERVATION STATUS:

least concern

DIET:

herbivore

LIFESPAN:

zoos - up to 23 years

SOCIAL STATUS:

Females live in herds of 1-3 individuals and their offspring. Males live in bachelor herds, which range in number from 2 to 10 individuals.