"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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Stable isotope analyses of common fishes, camera monitoring of scavengers, and stable isotope analyses of biofilms (a mix of bacteria, fungi, and algae) on wildebeest bones all informed the fate ...

From this technique analyzing the hair’s DNA, the team identified giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey. They also pinpointed hairs that originated from lions.

The wildebeest migration across the river has become a premier tourist attraction in Kenya. While tourism is vital to wildlife conservation, vehicles in these numbers disorient and intimidate the ...