Kudu (English spelling)

Japanese: クーズー - くーずー(英語表記)kudu
Kudu (English spelling)

It is a member of the order Artiodactyla and family Bovidae. It is also called the greater kudu. It is found in the Sudan and southern Africa, living in the light forests and scrub forests of the savanna. It is the second largest antelope after the eland, reaching 1.3-1.6 meters at the shoulder and weighing 180-315 kg. Only males have horns, which are about 1.2 meters long and twisted like a corkscrew. Their bodies are blue-gray or reddish brown, with white horizontal stripes on their torsos. They live in small groups or family groups of 4 or 5 individuals, and mainly eat tree buds and leaves. The gestation period is 7-8 months, and they give birth to one calf before the rainy season. The smaller lesser kudu T. imberbis , about 1 meter at the shoulder, lives in the wastelands and bushes of Kenya and Somalia. Its habits are similar to those of the kudu.

[Tadaaki Imaizumi]

[Reference] | Antelope

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Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱偶蹄(ぐうてい)目ウシ科の動物。グレータークーズーともいう。スーダンからアフリカ南部に分布し、サバンナにある明るい森や低木林にすむ。イランドに次ぐ大形のアンテロープ(レイヨウ)で、肩高1.3~1.6メートル、体重180~315キログラムに達する。角(つの)は雄だけにあり、長さ1.2メートルほどでコルク栓抜き状にねじれる。体は青灰色ないし赤褐色で、胴には白色の横縞(よこじま)がある。4、5頭の小群あるいは家族群で生活し、おもに木の芽や葉を食べる。妊娠期間は7~8か月で、雨期の前に1子を産む。肩高1メートルほどと小形のレッサークーズーT. imberbisがケニアとソマリアの荒れ地や茂みに生息する。習性などはクーズーに似る。

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