A very tall, narrow-bodied antelope, with a small head and huge cupped ears, the greater Kudu stands up to 1.5m at the shoulder and weighs up o 315kg. They are the second largest of the antelope. They also have the longest horns of any antelope, reaching up to about 177cm along the outer curve.

The greater kudu live in woodlands from southern Chad to South Africa.

Nearly pure browsers that feed on a variety of leaves, herbs, vines, flowers, and fallen fruit, greater kudus range widely during rains; they spend the dry season along rivers and bases of hills where evergreen growth persists.

The greater kudu can jump obstacles as high as 1.5m when trying to escape danger. Never far from water; when hunted, they take refuge in water where they are powerful swimmers.

Greater kudu browse during late evening and early morning and rest in dense brush during the day. They travel in groups of six to 20 calves, cows and immature bulls.