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Gnu, Wildebeest (disambiguation), blue wildebeest

A Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) walking in the dry riverbed of the Nossob River in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The animal’s distinctive dark mane, curved horns, and robust build are clearly visible. This wildlife scene highlights the species’ natural behaviour and typical habitat within the Kalahari Desert. Suitable for themes related to African wildlife, conservation, ecology, biodiversity, safari destinations, and nature tourism.

Massive wildebeest herd during Great Migration, iconic African wildlife event.

Herd of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) with newborn, Ndutu region of Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the edge of the Southern Serengeti, Tanzania.

Birth of a Blue wildebeest with umbilical cord, Ndutu region of Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the edge of the Southern Serengeti, Tanzania.

Blue wildebeest stands on sunset horizon silhouetted

A close-up of a massive herd of wildebeest crossing the Mara River in Serengeti National Park

A herd of zebras and wildebeest in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

male lion with captured gnu

Gnu in wild savanna , Animal of africa

Wildebeest running solo in Ngorongoro Crater

Herd of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Ndutu region of Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the edge of the Southern Serengeti, Tanzania.

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River during the great migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Wildebeest or wildebai are antelopes of the genus Connochaetes and native to Eastern and Southern Africa. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes true antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates. There are two species of wildebeest: the black gnu or white-tailed gnou (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (C. taurinus).
Fossil records suggest these two kinds diverged about one million years ago, resulting in a northern and a southern species. The blue gnu remained in its original range and changed very little from the ancestral species, while the black wildebeest changed more as adaptation to its open grassland habitat in the south. The most obvious ways of telling the two species apart are the differences in their colouring and in the way their horns are oriented.
In East Africa, the blue wildebai is the most abundant big-game animals; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the black gnu is merely nomadic. Breeding in both takes place over a short period of time at the end of the rainy season and the calves are soon active and are able to move with the herd, a fact necessary for their survival. Nevertheless, some fall prey to large carnivores, especially the spotted hyena.

Gnu Herd in the Savannah of Kenya

Africa Tanzania Serengeti National Park Herd of Blue Wildebeest During Annual Migration

Wildebeest calf observing while adult grazes in Masai Mara

A cheetah ( Acinonyx Jubatus) looking for prey, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

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