GREATER KUDU SHOULDER MOUNT. ...

Description

GREATER KUDU SHOULDER MOUNT
Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros
The Greater Kudu is an elegant and large elk-sized Antelope with magnificent corkscrew-shaped horns. These horns sometimes bear ivory tips, as is the case here (removable for easy shipping and storage). These animals are largely nocturnal, wary and alert, with hearing second to none and keen senses of sight and smell. They are often called the "Big Gray Ghost of Africa" and many a hunter has tried to sneak up on this giant-eared Antelope only to see it disappear into the African Bushveld. This mount has a handsome lifelike pose and excellent taxidermy quality, measuring 34½ inches from the wall to the tip of the nose, 60 inches high overall and 22 5/8 between the horn tips.

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