Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1799
Primary Source Reference:
Natural History Lecture No. 9 (1799), Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Additional Source Text:
"These are the horns of Strepsiceros of Linneaus or Condoma of Buffon & striped Antelope of Pennant.
In his "Walk through the Phil[adelphi]a Museum" (1805-1806), p. 38, Peale wrote: "The head of the Strepsiceros with those large spiral horns, makes us regret we cannot see the intire Animal, whose body is reported to be 9 feet long."
Notes:
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. The head-and-body length can range from six to eight feet, with the tail adding a further one to two feet.
Specimen Type:
Individual parts
Peale's Scientific Name:
Strepsiceros
Current Common Name:
Greater kudu
Current Scientific Name
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
