We have often wondered how many Kudu we have left at Amatigulu Nature Reserve. We have seen small groups in the forests on the 4 x 4 trail in the past. The largest of these groups was 7. On other occasions we have 3 very large adult males together- also on the 4x4 trail.
Yesterday (Sunday 2 November) we encountered a group of 10 kudu in the grass near the Matshangulu Pan. Most of them were lying down in the grass - some were browsing.
There were 9 females and one young male. All of them are particularly large animals - similar to those we see in the Eastern Shores Nature Reserve ( and those are bigger than the ones we see in the Kruger National Park).
Interestingly the mature adult males were nowhere to be seen. It is interesting that they allow the young male to remain in the presence of the females at this time of the year. The young male looks as if he might be at the age where he could breed with the females. In that case, are the adult males still around or have they disappeared?
We should probably now use our camera traps to see if we can locate the adult males and confirm their presence in ANR.
Well you may as well start somewhere!
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