Oltukai Conservancy

Category: general wildlife | Date: Apr 14 2008 | By: admin

THE GREATER KUDU IS THE MOST HANDSOME OF THE ANTELOPE.
Along the Taranire- Manyara ecosystem,thre is a lot of of great mammals, including the Greater kudus. They have stripes and sportson the body, and most have plenty of white hairs on the forehead between the eyes. The males have spiralshorns that can grow ot 6 feet in the length. the Zoological name of greater Kudu is TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS. The size is 55 inchesat the shoulders, with 565 pounds in weight.Their life span is up to 7-8 years. The habitat is in the sense bush or forest. Kudus live in the drier areas of the Eastern and Southern of Africa, whever there is enough low-and mediumlevel-woody growth to provide food and shelter.

They are browsers and eat a ariety of leaves and shoots. The Conservancy is putting a lot of efforts in intensive patrolling and monitoring , and to ensure the survive of species like Kudu. The Greater Kuduis known as “Grey ghost” and often takes long hours in the field.
Thank you very much for your interest n this game/Mammals.
Boniface Ngimojino

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