Some basic facts

Birth weight of cria               5.5 to 8.5 Kg 

Average life span                   18 to 20 years

Average adult weight             50 to 70 Kg

Males, sexually mature at     1.5 to 3 years

Females, mated at                 1 year or when 45Kg or 65% of their expected adult weight 

Number of cria                      1 per year

Gestation                               340 days, +/- one or two weeks

Productivity of females          about 15 crias