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Puku size: How big do they get?

How big does a Puku get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Puku (Kobus vardonii) reaches an average size of 1.34 meter (4′ 5″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 71.23 kg (157.04 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 5.79 kg (12.77 lbs). A Puku has 1 babies at once. The Puku (genus: Kobus) is a member of the family Bovidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Puku is (4' 5

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.

Animals of the same family as a Puku

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

  • Anoa with a size of 1.73 meter (5′ 9″)
  • Suni with a size of 59.9 cm (2′ 0″)
  • Dall sheep with a size of 1.42 meter (4′ 8″)
  • Argali with a size of 1.59 meter (5′ 3″)
  • Cattle with an average maximal age of 20 years
  • Scimitar oryx with a size of 1.91 meter (6′ 4″)
  • Maxwell’s duiker with a size of 84.5 cm (2′ 10″)
  • Hirola with a size of 1.6 meter (5′ 3″)
  • Nubian ibex with 1 babies per litter
  • Banteng with a size of 2.08 meter (6′ 10″)

Animals with the same size as a Puku

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Puku:

Animals with the same litter size as a Puku

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Puku:

Animals with the same weight as a Puku

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Kobus vardonii: