Illustration of kudu
variants
or less commonly koodoo
plural kudu or kudus also koodoo or koodoos
: a large grayish brown African antelope (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) with large annulated spirally twisted horns
also
: a related antelope (T. imberbis)
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Giant East Cape kudu, nyala, waterbuck, and eland are just the start.
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
The Aldabra tortoises, giraffes, elephants, kudu, bonobos, coatis and gorillas all headed toward their barns.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Her guiding skills led us to incredible sightings, including a pair of lions chasing a herd of kudu, a pod of hippos sunning themselves, and dozens of elephants enjoying a mud bath.
—Sandra MacGregor, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
The morning may have started with an abundance of zebra herds — also known as dazzles or zeals of zebra — but it’s evolved into a Noah’s Ark-like afternoon, complete with elephants, wildebeest, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, kudu, and fish eagles.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2023
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
The Aldabra tortoises, giraffes, elephants, kudu, bonobos, coatis and gorillas all headed toward their barns.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Her guiding skills led us to incredible sightings, including a pair of lions chasing a herd of kudu, a pod of hippos sunning themselves, and dozens of elephants enjoying a mud bath.
—Sandra MacGregor, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
The morning may have started with an abundance of zebra herds — also known as dazzles or zeals of zebra — but it’s evolved into a Noah’s Ark-like afternoon, complete with elephants, wildebeest, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, kudu, and fish eagles.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2023
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“Kudu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kudu. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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