One of the 2 wildebeests on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Connochaetes taurinus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It stages one of the largest land mammal migrations on the planet, with more than 1.5 million animals moving between the Serengeti and the Maasai Mara.
Weight
118 kg – 290 kg
Size
1.7 m – 2.4 m
Life expectancy
20 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Animal Diversity Web; Ultimate Ungulate; Animalia.bio; About Animals; Ingwelala; Wikipedia (Blue wildebeest); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 13.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
