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Kudu
are spiral horned antelopes. The horns on males can grow up to 6
feet (181 cm) and are used to wrestle with other bulls. Enemies
are the lion, cape hunting dog, leopard and cheetah. Weight: Male,
495-787 lbs. (225-315 kg), Female, 396-517 lbs. (180-235
The
only african animal with a white ring across the rump. The female
waterbuck does not have horns. Waterbuck are gazers and will eat
most grasses. The males are very aggressive towards each other,
specially in the mating season. When Waterbuck bulls fight, it is
usual, for more than two to be involved. Fatal wounds can be inflicted
when two bulls are locked together facing each other, a third Waterbuck
bull attacks from the side, inflicting a mortal wound to the stomach
area. It is not
unusual for many to die in this kind of fighting.
The
Impala is a very graceful, antelope is found from the Congo Republic,
in the north, to the Orange river in South Africa. The female has
the same colouring as the male but has no horns. Both are browsers
and grazers. Impala feed on short grasses, leaves and fruits. Impala
are capable of leaping 10 feet into the air and jumping 30 feet
in length. One male will have a harem of 10-100 ewes. Bachelor herds
keep near the breeding herds and continuously harass the herd ram,
trying to take over the herd. Leopard, Caracal and Jackal are Impala's
principal predators.
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