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The greater kudu, scientifically known as *Tragelaphus strepsiceros*, is a species within the genus *Tragelaphus*. It is a mammal that has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The species is also referred to by the short name *T. strepsiceros* and is classified as a subclass of kudu.

This animal has a gestation period of 8 months and a longest observed lifespan of 23.5 years. The greater kudu is the source of shofar. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2020.

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Least Concern

Greater Kudu

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Observations11,211

二名法 Tragelaphus strepsiceros(Pallas, 1766) 扭角林羚(學名Tragelaphus strepsiceros),又名大旋角羚、大捻角羚、大彎角羚及大扭角條紋羚,是東非及非洲南部的羚羊。由於棲息地的衰落、伐林及被獵殺,牠們也有散佈在其他地方。[2] 目录 1 特徵 2 亞種 3 生態 4 掠食者 5 社群關係 5.1 繁殖 5.1.1 育幼 5.2 人類影響 6 參考 7 外部連結 特徵 公羚。 扭角林羚的身體很窄,腳很長,毛皮呈褐色/灰藍色至赤褐色。牠們身上有4-12條白色間條。頭部較為深色,眼間有一道山形的白色斑紋。[2] 公羚比雌羚大,發聲也較多。公羚重190-270公斤,雌羚重120-210公斤。公羚的喉嚨有大簇的鬃毛。公羚的角很大且扭曲2.5轉,全長平均達1米。公羚要待6-12個月大才會開始長角,約每2歲會扭曲一次,直至6歲才完成扭曲。[2]雌羚沒有角。[2] 亞種 扭角林羚以往認為有4個亞種,但近年卻基於毛色、斑紋數量及角的長度而只接受1-3個。[3] 南部大旋角羚羊(T. s. strepsiceros):分佈在南部,範圍由肯雅至納米比亞、博茨瓦纳及南非。 埃塞俄比亞大旋角羚羊(T. s. chora):分佈在非洲東北部,由肯雅北部至蘇丹東部、索馬里及厄立特里亞西部。 T. s. cottoni:分佈在乍得及蘇丹西部。 生態 扭角林羚的分佈地東至埃塞俄比亞、坦桑尼亞及肯雅,南至贊比亞、安哥拉、納米比亞、博茨瓦納、津巴布韋及南非。牠們也有被引入到美國新墨西哥州。牠們棲息在叢林、岩山、乾涸的河床,只要有足夠的水源就可以生活。牠們有時會走到平原,但一般都會避開開放的地區,避免受到掠食。牠們主要吃葉子、草、芽,有時也會吃塊根、根及果實。[2] 日間,扭角林羚一般不怎麼活躍,會躲在林地之中。牠們會於早上及黃昏時段覓食。雖然牠們傾向留在同一地方生活,但也會在乾旱的季節遷徙到較遠的地方;尤其是在水源較缺乏的納米比亞,牠們會在很短時間就會遷徙一次。[2] 掠食者 扭角林羚的掠食者包括獅子、豹及非洲野犬。雖然獵豹也會掠食牠們,但一般很難殺死成年的公羚,故多以雌羚及幼羚為目標。當群落受到攻擊時,成年的雌羚就會發出警告。牠們一般比掠會者跑得慢,所以很多都是靠在叢林中逃避。[2] 社群關係 雌性扭角林羚會以6-20隻的群落與幼羚聚居,公羚則多是獨居的,有時4-8隻會組成一群。很罕有的會聚集達40隻的群落,因為這會令食物供應緊張。[2]群落可以佔地800-1500公頃,全日約54%的時間都是在覓食。 成熟的公羚之間很多時會用角互牴,直至一方認輸為止。也有雙方的角互相纏繞,最終令雙方死去。雌羚有時會咬公羚來趕走牠們。[2] 繁殖 幼羚 扭角林羚1-3歲就達至性成熟。繁殖季節約是在雨季末開始。在交配前,公羚會向雌羚示愛,用頸來角力;公羚

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
Kudu
Parent taxon
Tragelaphus
Image
Greater kudu skeleton at MAV-USP.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
taxon name
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Commons gallery
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
gestation period
8
this taxon is source of
shofar
longest observed lifespan
23.5
short name
T. strepsiceros
taxon common name
Större kudu
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Encyclopedic overview

The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greater kudu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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