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How many babies does a Lechwe have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Lechwes are in a litter?

A Lechwe (Kobus leche) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 229 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 5.1 kg (11.24 lbs) and measure 8.5 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Bovidae family (genus: Kobus). An adult Lechwe grows up to a size of 1.7 meter (5′ 7″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Lechwe is 1

The lechwe (Kobus leche), red lechwe or southern lechwe, is an antelope found in wetlands of south central Africa and was introduced to Australia.

Other animals of the family Bovidae

Lechwe is a member of the Bovidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Lechwe

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Lechwe

Other animals that usually reach the age of 18.5 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Lechwe

What other animals weight around 88.02 kg (194.06 lbs)?