Kudu (other)
Kudu is the name of two species of antelope. Kudu may also refer to: * Kudu, the word for turtle in several languages of southern Cameroon * Kudu, Tamil equivalent of gavaksha, a round "window" motif in Hindu temple architectural ornament * KUDU, a radio station * Kudu Records, a sister label of CTI Records * Kudu (restaurant), a chain of fast food restaurants based in Saudi Arabia * Kudu, Russia, a selo (village) in Verkhnevilyuysky District, Sakha Republic * Apache Kudu, a column-oriented data store of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem * Atlas Kudu, an airplane See also * Kudus (other) Kudus may refer to * Merhawi Kudus (born 1994), Eritrean cyclist * Mohammed Kudus (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer * Sunan Kudus (died 1550), founder of: ** Kudus, Indonesia, capital city of: *** Kudus Regency in Central Java, Indonesia *** Persi ...

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 two species look similar, though greaters are larger than lessers. A large adult male greater kudu stands over tall at the shoulder, and a large male lesser kudu stands about tall. Males of both species have long horns, which point upward and slightly back, curling in a corkscrew shape. Etymology 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 and seTswana name for this antelope. ''Tragos'' (Greek) denotes a he-goat and ''elaphos'' (Greek) a deer. ''Strepho'' (Greek) means "I twist", and ''strephis'' is "twisting". ''Keras'' (Greek) means "horn". Habitat Lesser kudus occupy savanna near '' Acacia'' and ''Commiphora'' shrubs. They rely on thickets for prote ...
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