Enjoying kudu left-overs
Etosha National Park, near Namutoni, Namibia, July morning, 2002
Fuji Provia 100F, Sigma EX 180/3.5 macro, Minolta 800Si
Enjoying kudu left-overs
Etosha National Park, near Namutoni, Namibia, July morning, 2002
Fuji Provia 100F, Sigma EX 180/3.5 macro, Minolta 800Si
In a nutshell
Total length 1,2 - 1,8 m (female larger than male), tail 25 cm Shoulder height 85 cm Mass 60 - 80 kg Home range 25 - 2000 sq km Social structure groups or clans of 3-15 (up to 80) Gestation 110 days Number of young 1 - 5 (average 3) Diet large and medium-sized ungulates, scavenge Number surviving fewer than 100 000, declining
Sources: Stuart, Tilde & Chris, 1996: Africa's Vanishing Wildlife,
Smithsonian Institution Press: Cape Town
Photos by Marko Laakkonen
