Behaviour and life history of the wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus Burchell). From Wordnik.com. [Serengeti volcanic grasslands] Reference
The black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) is no longer living as a wild animal, and is only found on fenced land. From Wordnik.com. [Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests] Reference
Herds of large mammals, including black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) and white rhino (Ceratotherium simum), used to occur here, but were extirpated by early settlers. From Wordnik.com. [Highveld grasslands] Reference
Nyala (Tragelaphus angasi), wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), steinbuck (Raphicerus campestris) and warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) are also common to the ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian coastal flooded savanna] Reference
Many ungulates are found here, including the largest herd of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in Zambia, which undertake a spectacular migration into Angola each year. From Wordnik.com. [Western Zambezian grasslands] Reference
Large numbers of ungulates graze on the extensive plains, and the Liuwa Plain is home to about 30,000 migratory blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), the largest herd in Zambia. From Wordnik.com. [Western Zambezian grasslands] Reference
Of the 42 mammal species found in the reserve, prominent animals include eland, buffalo, bushbuck, mountain reedbuck, as well as black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), and bontebok (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas). From Wordnik.com. [Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets] Reference
There are also many other ungulates: wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus (7,000 estimated in 1994), zebra Equus burchelli (4,000), eland Taurotragus oryx, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles Gazella granti and G. thomsoni (3,000). From Wordnik.com. [Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania] Reference
Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and oribi (Ourebia ourebi) also frequent extensive floodplains and grasslands, although the latter favor less waterlogged areas such as termitaries, where herbs and woody growth provide food and cover. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian flooded grasslands] Reference
There are small herds of buffalo Syncerus caffer and blue wildebeeste Connochaetes taurinus, as well as giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis, Burchell's zebra Equus burchelli, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus, and some bushpig Potamocherus porcus. From Wordnik.com. [Mosi-oa-Tunya Victoria Falls, Zambia] Reference
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), eland (Taurotragus oryx), zebra (Equus burchelli), buffalo (Syncerus caffer), and red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) all migrate within this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands] Reference
Although other game (e.g. wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas), quagga (Equus quagga), and eland (Taurotragus oryx)) were often involved in these migrations, springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) were by far the most numerous species. From Wordnik.com. [Nama Karoo] Reference
Its main prey are springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis, LR), although when game is scarce, it will also hunt young or weak hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus, LR), gemsbok, and wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus, LR), as well as duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) and springhare (Pedetes capensis), among others. From Wordnik.com. [Kalahari xeric savanna] Reference
Some of the largest populations of ungulates in southern Africa are found within the ecoregion, including eland (Taurotragus oryx), reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), grey rhebok (Pelea capreolus), black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) and a small population of oribi (Ourebia ourebi). From Wordnik.com. [Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests] Reference
Two endemic ungulate subspecies, Cookson’s wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus cooksoni) and Thornicroft’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), are confined to the Luangwa Valley. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian and Mopane woodlands] Reference
Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) are mostly found in areas of short grass close to permanent waters, while Bohor’s reedbuck (Redunca redunca) and oribi (Ourebia ourebi) prefer unstable grasslands that are maintained by flooding, fires, drought or heavy grazing. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Miombo woodlands] Reference
The Serengeti-Mara migration of approximately 1.3 million wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), 200,000 plains zebra (Equus burchelli), and 400,000 Thomson’s gazelles (Gazella thomsoni) is the most spectacular mass movement of terrestrial animals anywhere in the world (population numbers fluctuate). From Wordnik.com. [Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets] Reference
Antidorcas marsupialis), blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation International - Feature Articles] Reference
Connochaetes gnou) was nearly exterminated and has relied on reintroduction efforts; the blesbok (. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
The wildebeest (plural wildebeest or wildebeests), also called the gnu (/ gəˈnuː / or / ˈnjuː /), is an antelope of the genus Connochaetes. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century] Reference
Historically famous for its massive herds of buffalo, Marromeu in the late 1980’s was still home to a range of animals such as zebra, Southern reedbuck, bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), eland, oribi, suni (Neotragus mochatus), nyala, greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), wildebeest, (Connochaetes taurinus), common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola) and red duiker (C. natalensis). From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian coastal flooded savanna] Reference
Several animal populations are large (the figures are quoted from a 1994 aerial survey by TWCM): buffalo Syncerus caffer (138,000), blue and nyasa or whitebearded wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus and C. albojubatus, (46,500), impala Aepyceros melampus (29,500), Burchell's zebra Equus burchelli (21,500), Lichtenstein's hartebeest Signocerus lichtensteini (20,000), kongoni Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei (11,700) and common waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus (10,000). From Wordnik.com. [Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania] Reference
Ungulates include zebra (Equus burchelli), roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), sable antelope (H. niger), bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), kudu (T. strepsiceros), sitatunga (T. spekei), reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), impala (Aepyceros melampus subsp. melampus), common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), oribi (Ourebia ourebi), steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), eland (Taurotragus oryx), blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), buffalo (Syncerus caffer), hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus), waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), puku (K. vardoni), and lechwe (K. lechwe). From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands] Reference
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