"The common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) which make up the majority of the migratory herds is not an endangered species," Verhoef said in an email to CNBC. It is listed by the 2000 IUCN Red ...

The blue gnu, also called common wildebeest, has dark vertical stripes on the shoulders and back. You may like Primates: Facts about the group that includes humans, apes, monkeys and other close ...

Finally, after the dramatic struggle, the wildebeest was able to make it back to the shoreline. Torres said such attacks are common on the river — but never easy to watch. "As many times as I ...

How Do Lions Hunt Wildebeest? Wildebeests and zebras are common prey for lions. Wildebeests can sprint up to 50 miles per hour, while zebras typically run at speeds around 40 miles per hour.

We are now rectifying this oversight. One of nature's most befuddling quadrupeds, the common wildebeest has the thick, horned bust of a buffalo, the spindly legs and wispy tail of a horse ...

More than a million wildebeest roam across East Africa's vast ... In ecosystems where wildfires are not common, more vegetation can be a store of carbon. And this is often where the complexity ...

The common wildebeest lives on the grasslands and savannas of eastern and southern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini and Angola).

When researchers played the calls of several animals to wildebeest, nyalas ... scouting the area (a common measure of vigilance). We found that ungulates were also more vigilant, particularly ...