One of the 2 kudus on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Near Threatened
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The lesser kudu is an elegant antelope of the arid scrub of East Africa, smaller and more slender than the greater kudu. It has a grey body with a dozen fine vertical white stripes, two white patches on the throat and tan-coloured legs. Only the males carry horns, in an open spiral. It is extremely unobtrusive: it stands motionless in the scrub and only bolts at the last moment, in leaps of more than two metres. It has virtually no need to drink.
Weight
56 kg – 108 kg
Size
1.1 m – 1.8 m
Life expectancy
15 years
