Greater Kudu
by Amy E Fraser
Title
Greater Kudu
Artist
Amy E Fraser
Medium
Painting - Oil Pastel On Paper
Description
The Greater Kudu by Amy E. Fraser. This is an expressive woodland antelope portrait in shades of gold, gray, white and pink with impressive long blue horns with intelligent eyes complimented with a deep purple background.
The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from brown/bluish grey to reddish brown. They possess between 4 and 12 vertical white stripes along their torso. The head tends to be darker in color than the rest of the body, and exhibits a small white chevron which runs between the eyes. Greater kudu bulls tend to be much larger than the cows, and vocalize much more, utilizing low grunts, clucks, humming, and gasping. The bulls also have beards running along their throats, and large horns with two and a half twists, which, were they to be straightened, would reach an average length of 47 inches, with the record being 73.87 inches. They diverge slightly as they slant back from the head. The horns do not begin to grow until the bull is between the ages of 6–12 months. The horns form the first spiral rotation at around 2 years of age, and not reaching the full two and a half rotations until they are 6 years old; occasionally they may even have 3 full turns. This is one of the largest species of antelope. Bulls weigh 420–600 pounds, with a maximum of 694 pounds, and stand up to 63 inches tall at the shoulder. The ears of the greater kudu are large and round. Cows weigh 260–460 pounds and stand as little as 39 inches tall at the shoulder; they are hornless, without a beard or nose markings. The head-and-body length is 6 to 8 feet, to which the tail may add a further 12 to 22 inches.
Amy E. Fraser’s Oil Pastel Animal Portrait series is an impassioned tribute to the beauty and magic of our beloved Animal Kingdom. Fun, gestural and energetic, these vibrant animals are painted in a stylized realism that is imbued with distinctive character and personality.
Animal Portrait Paintings created from the artist’s intense connection to and love for all creatures great and small. Oil Pastel on archival paper. All images copyright Amy E. Fraser. All rights reserved.
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