It is known to be very alert and often hard to approach, using their large ears to listen for movement before fleeing from what they perceive to be danger.
Their name (kudu) is derived from the indigenous Khoikhoi language, and the horns of a mature kudu bull usually have two and a half twists (but may occasionally have three full twists).
The horns do not begin to grow until the bull reaches 6–12 months, twisting once at around two years of age and not reaching the full two-and-a-half twists until the age of six.
Rarely physically aggressive, male kudus sometimes spar during the courtship season, and on occasion their horns become interlocked, resulting in death if not able to free themselves.
The traditional sport of Kudu dung-spitting (Bokdrol Spoeg in Afrikaans) is practiced in South Africa.
The winner is the contestant who is able to spit one of the antelope’s small, hard dung pellets the furthest.
An annual world championship was launched in 1994 with the world record standing at 15.56 m!
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