Two species of antelope from eastern and southern Africa, also called gnus: the blue wildebeest and the black wildebeest. In East Africa the blue wildebeest is the most abundant big-game species.
Quick answers
What is it?Mammal
Carnivore?No, herbivore
Dangerous?Can be
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?Yes
Traditionally hunted for hides and meat, though the meat is coarse and tough.
At a glance
Found inAfrica
HabitatGrassland, Scrub
ColoursGrey, Brown, Black
SizeLarge
Weight118–270 kg (blue wildebeest)
Legs4
Covered inFur
Lives inherds
Lives for20 years
Can swim
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Eastern and southern Africa.
- What it eats
- Grass on the short-grass plains.
Did you know
The most abundant big-game animal in East Africa, and some herds migrate every year.
Some populations migrate each year to follow the rains and fresh grass; the black wildebeest is only nomadic.
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