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Antelope are well known for their graceful appearance and impressive horns.  However, when we think of antelope, it’s easy to ...
We analysed the genetic material of 121 blue wildebeest and 22 black wildebeest. We chose these 143 wildebeest from their entire range on the African continent, from South Africa to Kenya.
“But our results clearly show that wildebeest populations ... There are two species: blue wildebeests, native to southern and eastern Africa, and black wildebeests, found in southern Africa.
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Often hailed as one of the wonders of the natural world, Africa's great wildebeest migration is an incredible event to witness. Every year, between 1.5 and two million or more wildebeest — along ...
Wildebeest migrations have become a rarer sight in Africa as humans continue to interrupt their historic migratory routes with roads, fences, cities, livestock and farmland. This has led to ...
The Southern African country plans to butcher over ... 50 impalas, 60 buffaloes, 100 blue wildebeest and 100 elands (a type of antelope). The animals are not just being killed for meat.