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"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. | "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. | ||
==Etymology== | == Etymology == | ||
The name of the animal was imported into English in the 18th century from [[isiXhosa]] ''iqudu'', via [[Afrikaans]] ''koedoe''. | The name of the animal was imported into English in the 18th century from [[isiXhosa]] ''iqudu'', via [[Afrikaans]] ''koedoe''. | ||
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== Predators and Threats == | == Predators and Threats == | ||
Many [[predator]]s, such as [[big cats]], [[wild dogs]], [[hyena]]s, [[eagle]]s and [[python]]s [[hunt]] kudu and their young. Kudu numbers are also affected by [[human]]s [[hunting]] them for their [[meat]], hides and [[horn]]s, or using their [[habitat]]s for [[charcoal]] burning and [[farming]]. Kudus are highly susceptible to the rinderpest virus, and many [[scientist]]s think recurring epidemics of the disease have reduced kudu populations in East | Many [[predator]]s, such as [[big cats]], [[wild dogs]], [[hyena]]s, [[eagle]]s and [[python]]s [[hunt]] kudu and their young. Kudu numbers are also affected by [[human]]s [[hunting]] them for their [[meat]], hides and [[horn]]s, or using their [[habitat]]s for [[charcoal]] burning and [[farming]]. Kudus are highly susceptible to the rinderpest virus, and many [[scientist]]s think recurring epidemics of the disease have reduced kudu populations in East Africa. | ||
== Use in music == | == Use in music == | ||
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A Kudu horn is a [[musical instrument]] made from the horn of the Kudu [[antelope]]. A form of it is sometimes used as a [[shofar]] in [[Jewish]] ceremonies. 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. | A Kudu horn is a [[musical instrument]] made from the horn of the Kudu [[antelope]]. A form of it is sometimes used as a [[shofar]] in [[Jewish]] ceremonies. 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. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.awf.org/wildlives/146 Kudu: Wildlife summary from the African Wildlife Foundation] | *[http://www.awf.org/wildlives/146 Kudu: Wildlife summary from the African Wildlife Foundation] | ||
