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

How many baby Pukus are in a litter?

A Puku (Kobus vardonii) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 258 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 5.79 kg (12.77 lbs) and measure 8.5 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Bovidae family (genus: Kobus). An adult Puku grows up to a size of 1.34 meter (4′ 5″).

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 Puku is 1

The puku (Kobus vardonii) is a medium-sized antelope found in wet grasslands in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia. Nearly one-third of all puku are found in protected areas, zoos, and national parks due to their diminishing habitat.

Other animals of the family Bovidae

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

Animals that share a litter size with Puku

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Puku

What other animals weight around 71.23 kg (157.04 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Puku

Also reaching around 1.34 meter (4′ 5″) in size do these animals: