The anterior auricular flag of the greater kudu (Strepsiceros)

There is no doubt that the overall colouration of the greater kudu (Strepsiceros) is adapted for inconspicuousness, via disruption of the figure (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153426937).

Even the ear pinnae, which are remarkably large (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130293311), have a pattern intricate enough to contribute to this disruption colouration (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/159543578 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122202839).

However, it is equally true that, in many views, the ear pinnae are conspicuous enough to draw attention to the figure (https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/female-greater-kudu-kruger-national-park-1072876346 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155867431 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161363460 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146211806 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143955834 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137962439 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103146864 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63566582 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53711503 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/368626).

Furthermore, the greater kudu seems not to have been recorded folding its ear out of sight, in the way familiar in the steenbok.

Publicado el 22 de mayo de 2023 23:18 por milewski milewski

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