Scientists have finally unlocked the secret to the legendary long-distance trekking ability of the wildebeest - and its all in the muscle fibres. A study shows their muscles are two-and-a-half ...

Wildebeests usually stick together in herds to protect themselves from predators, but in this case, a lone wildebeest bull boldly stood its ground to protect a distressed mother waterbuck and her ...

wildebeest and gazelles make the journey Even this migration is now threatened by plans for new roads and railways, uncontrolled and unplanned developments and exponential human population growth ...

In a paper published last week (October 23) in Nature, the research team reports that wildebeest have efficient muscles that “deliver more mechanical work and release less heat from each ATP molecule ...

The huge number of mouths and hooves in wildebeest herds can help to keep ... stimulating the growth of phytoplankton – microscopic plants that consume carbon dioxide. Even those that feed ...

An estimated 1.3 million wildebeest travel round-trip between protected areas in Tanzania and Kenya to coincide with the seasonal patterns of rainfall and grass growth. Wildlife migration requires ...

Researchers studying blue wildebeest skulls found that sexual selection is driving the development of horns in both males and females. Surprisingly, when the growth of both sexes was accounted for, ...

More than a million wildebeest roam across East Africa's vast ... is rich in nutrients and acts as a fertiliser, stimulating the growth of phytoplankton – microscopic plants that consume carbon ...