Kudu Southern Africa

The most impressive antelope in Southern Africa

What you need to know about the Kudu

One of the most good looking antelope in Africa: the kudu. These impressive creatures

live in thicket habitats. They are very secretive and tend to freeze if startled, allowing their disruptive colouration to blend them into their dappled environment. Kudu are primarily browsers, preferring leaves and shoots from trees and shrubs, and flowers and fallen fruits.

Kudu: Interesting facts

The common name kudu is derived from the indigenous Khoikhoi language of Southern Africa, from the words‘twisting’ and ‘horn’.

Kudus are preyed upon by lions, hyenas, wild dogs and leopards.

The horns of the kudu are used by the Jewish people to make the Shofar a ritual horn which they blow at the Rosh Hashanah.

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