KUDU
The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus Tragelaphus:
- Lesser kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis, of eastern Africa
- Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, of eastern and southern Africa
- The name of the animal was imported into English in the 18th century from isiXhosa iqhude, via Afrikaans koedoe.
- Kudu, or koodoo, is the Khoikhoi name for this antelope. Tragos (Greek) denotes a he-goat and elaphos (Greek) a deer. Strepho (Greek) means “twist”, and strephis is “twisting”. Keras (Greek) refers to the horn of the animal.
