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Habitat
Open and grassland where water is available, preferring areas of short grass for
both feeding and good visibility.
Most active in early morning and late afternoon. Rests in the middle of the day in
the open, not seeking shade like most animals. Prime bulls hold territories though
out the year. They mark their areas with scent from pre-orbital and inter-digital
glands, and with middens of urine and feces, usually pawing the ground before
defecating. They display their status with a stiff legged trot and give a loud, high
pitched honking call described as ge-nu, from which they get their species name,
and a loud sharp "hic" accompanied by an upward jerk of the chin.
Males spend longer feeding than females because territorial bulls have energy
demands, and bachelor herds occupy ares of poor grazing. The bulls mass is 180 Kg
and the females 160 Kg.
Females give birth to a single young after a gestation of 250 to 260 days, and give
birth from November to January.
Open and grassland where water is available, preferring areas of short grass for
both feeding and good visibility.
Most active in early morning and late afternoon. Rests in the middle of the day in
the open, not seeking shade like most animals. Prime bulls hold territories though
out the year. They mark their areas with scent from pre-orbital and inter-digital
glands, and with middens of urine and feces, usually pawing the ground before
defecating. They display their status with a stiff legged trot and give a loud, high
pitched honking call described as ge-nu, from which they get their species name,
and a loud sharp "hic" accompanied by an upward jerk of the chin.
Males spend longer feeding than females because territorial bulls have energy
demands, and bachelor herds occupy ares of poor grazing. The bulls mass is 180 Kg
and the females 160 Kg.
Females give birth to a single young after a gestation of 250 to 260 days, and give
birth from November to January.
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