With the introduction of a cattle vaccination programme against rinderpest in the 1950s, however, wildebeest populations began to steadily recover, reaching a peak of 1.5 million in the late 1970s.

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 ...

The wildebeest, unlike many other antelope species, doesn’t hide its young, and pregnant females give birth all at once out in the open. Some 500,000 wildebeest calves are born over three weeks ...

Map showing the current distribution range of the two wildebeest species, the blue wildebeest and the black wildebeest, based on IUCN distribution data. Map prepared by Laura D. Bertola. Image may ...

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 ...

The common wildebeest/gnu is by far the most abundant and widespread species (see map). Wildebeest are grass-eating ungulates (or hoofed mammals) in the Bovidae family, which also includes true ...

It isn’t just the wildebeest that’s threatened when we prevent them from migrating, but many other species as well. Wildebeest grazing keeps vegetation healthy and distributes nutrients.

Two Species of Wildebeest Live in Africa. There are two species of wildebeest in Africa, the common wildebeest and the black wildebeest. Black wildebeests can be spotted by their cream-colored tails.

Female wildebeest are engaged in an evolutionary arms race - but scientists aren't sure why.. Researchers studying blue wildebeest skulls found that sexual selection is driving the development of ...

We found that some species of ungulates tended to run when hearing an elephant or leopard sound, but not the control sound, including impala and blue wildebeest," Fletcher said.