Kudu

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The Kudu are two species of antelope:

• Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
• Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros

"Kudu": has a symbolic role in Hindu and Buddhist architecture. A decorative motif often carved with a bust-length figure in it as if at a window.

A Kudu horn is a musical instrument made from the horn of the Kudu antelope. It is mostly seen as in the Western world in its use as a part of the Scouting movement's Wood Badge training program which, when blown, signals the start of a Wood Badge training course or activity.

Kudu is an alternate spelling for kuzu, Japanese for the plant kudzu.

External Links

• [Kudu: Wildlife summary from the African Wildlife Foundation]

 

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