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Leopards have a high preference for Kudu in areas without any significant competitor, except for Brown Hyenas and Cheetah.
"In the absence of larger predators leopards may prey on slightly larger prey such as greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in Africa (Stein 2008, Karanth and Sunquist 1995)."
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Adult Kudu here made up a good portion of kills.
The percentage would be about 17%.
It was also a female Leopard with cubs, so small animals like Duiker were also killed.
source: Stein, A. B. (2008). Ecology and conservation of the leopard (Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758) in northcentral Namibia. University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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