Classification Physical Characteristics Height About 3252 feet tall Length 7382 inches long Weight 565 lbs Brown hair with 612 thin white stripes along its back Crest of hair along its spine amp under its chin ID: 787938
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Greater Kudu
By: Logan Hayes
Slide2Classification
Slide3Physical Characteristics
Height : About 3.2-5.2 feet tallLength : 73.82 inches
long
Weight: 565 lbs.
Brown hair with 6-12 thin white stripes along its back
Crest of hair along its spine & under its chin
Slide4Slide5Distribution
The Greater Kudu spread themselves from Chad to the Red Sea, South to the Eastern Cape, West to Namibia, and North to mid-Angola.
Slide6Habitat
The Greater Kudu’s habitat consists mostly of Eastern and Southern Africa where there is very fertile land. The area that they live is woodland areas and more open country.
Slide7Conservation Status
The total population of the Greater Kudu is at 482,000. About 15% of them are in protected areas and 67% are on private land. The population is usually increasing in protected areas and on private land and decreasing other places by about 24%. This does not currently meet the standard for threatened or near threatened status. The IUCN Red List conservation status categorizes the Greater Kudu as “Least Concern”.
Slide8Reproductive Characteristics
Only give birth to 1 calf every season
Greater Kudu has gestation period from 6-7 months
Attract mates by fighting with horns
Slide9Parental Care
Newborn Stays alone with mother away from herd for 3-4 months
Six
month
old Continues to stay close to mother but has joined the herdTen month
old
Independence
Slide10Longevity & Mortality
Live about 25 years in captivityLive about 7-8 years in the wildMale or female no difference in longevity
life span…
Slide11Seasonal Patterns
There are very little seasonal patterns that the greater kudu undergo. They may travel slightly to different areas to find more vegetation depending on the season. They are seasonal breeders between February and June shortly after the rainy season.
Slide12Diet
The Greater Kudu eats
different types of fruits like oranges
& tangerines but also leaves, vines, flowers, and bitter herbs. They eat mostly wild watermelons in the dry season.
Slide13Predator Relationships
Often hunted by:Lions
Eagles
Cheetahs
Humans
Leopards
Pythons Spotted Hyenas
Slide14Human Relationships
Zoo’sCaptivityHunting
Slide15Fun
Facts
Is active for about 24 hours of the day
They can run 35 mph…females can run miles w/o stopping
Are capable of jumping 7 ft. in the air
Have a strong enough kick to break a wild dog’s neck
Slide16Works Cited
Works Cited
The Animal Files
. Liza
Carruthers
, Nov. 2006. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. <http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/hoofed_mammals/kudu_greater.html>.
Cook, Fred, Dr, et al., comps. THE ENCYLCOPEDIA OF ANIMALS. Sydney, Australia: Sheena Coupe, 2004. Print.Coppard
, Kip.
Africa's Animal Kingdom
. London: PRC Publishing, 2001. Print.
Greater Kudu
. Brent Huffman, 22 Mar. 2004. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. <http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Tragelaphus_strepsiceros.html>.
InterestingFunFacts.com
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nainaparashar
, 2012. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://www.interestingfunfacts.com/fun-facts-about-kudu.html>.
Stuart, Chris, and Tilde Stuart.
Africa's Vanishing Wildlife
. South Africa: Southern Book Publishers Ltd, 1996. Print.