330K views · 12K reactions | Hobbes the lesser kudu enjoying some early morning scratches from his care team. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Facebook

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Sabasa shows off her stripes This very cute 21 month old orphaned lesser kudu was found abandoned as a calf in 2017 and is being raised at our Kaluku Field HQ so that she can return to the wild when grown. She spends her day browsing and frolicking in the protected area around the HQ with the other members of our orphaned antelope herd. While she sports the impressive large ears characteristic of her species (all the better for detecting possible predators), her bush camouflage markings aren’t q

Hobbes, the lesser kudu, occasionally gets peanut butter as part of his specific enrichment program. Our keepers use enrichment to keep animals healthy by encouraging physical activity and mental stimulation. Some of the ways our animals are enriched include environmental, social, training, environmental enrichment devices, sensory and novel food. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden