Kudu

Kudu bull in the Pilansberg National Park. Impressive pair of horns and a face with striking markings

Female Kudu peering cautiously from behind the bushes. The colouring blends well.

Yound Kudu family have come down to Elephant Valley on the Chobe River to drink in the late afternoon.

Same young Kudu family drinking. It was a hot afternoon and the surface of the river was like glass.

Kudu female eating the soil to getting minerals in Elephant Valley along the Chobe River. The Elephant come down for the minerals too.

Shy young Kudu female. Beautiful big watery eyes.

Two young Kudu bulls mock fighting near a waterhole in Etosha National Park.

Young Kudu bull coming to drink at a waterhole in Etosha National Park. It was a cold winter morning with the wind blowing.

The same young Kudu bull stopping to listen before drinking. The wind made it difficult for the animals to hear so they were extra cautious.

This Kudu female was spooked by the wind while she was trying to drink at a waterhole in Etosha National Park.

The wind has settled and it was warming up. This young Kudu bull relaxed and enjoyed his drink at a waterhole in Etosha National Park.

Warm winter afternoon, and a family of Kudu come down to drink at a waterhole in Etosha National Park.

Warm winter afternoon, and a family of Kudu come down to drink at a waterhole in Etosha National Park.

Spooked and time to run. These two young Kudu decide not to wait around and finish their drink at a waterhole in Etosha National Park.

One alert young Kudu female in Kruger Park.

Kudu bull browsing in a river bed in Kruger

You can see why Kudu are known as browsers. Winters in Mashatu can be very harsh for grazers while browsers manage to survive.

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