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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eventually, the dogs gave up as daylight faded, avoiding the risk of being injured by the wildebeest's sharp horns. “The guests at Baobab Ridge Game Lodge watched in awe at the display of ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the incredible moment a wobbly wildebeest found its feet just minutes after being born. Astounding footage showed the clumsy calf struggling to stand - and even tumbling headfirst into its ...

A third of Tanzania’s land is protected, but Røskaft says factors such as the population growth and rising demand for natural resources threaten not only wildebeest migration, but all wildlife ...