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Blue Wildebeest
Blouwildebees · Connochaetes taurinus
A large grey-brown antelope with a heavy front end, a shaggy beard, dark face and curved cow-like horns. Wildebeest graze in herds on open grassland and often team up with zebra, which helps both species spot danger. They can look a bit clumsy but are fast and tough, and newborn calves can run within minutes of being born.
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Its bulky shoulders, drooping beard and faint vertical body stripes separate it from other plains antelope.
Look for its tracks
Cloven cattle-like hoof, two rounded halves with pointed front; often churned up by big herds.
Where to see it in Kruger
Common on open plains and grassland, especially in the central region around Satara, often near zebra herds.
Did you know
A baby wildebeest can stand and run alongside the herd within just a few minutes of being born.
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