Eastern white-bearded wildebeest

Connochaetes albojubatus
Nyumbu (Swahili)

Conservation status

Least concern

Habitat

Savannahs

Biology

Wildebeest, or gnu, are known for their long-distance migrations. These animals move in huge herds between their wet- and dry-season grazing areas. Males and females usually form separate herds, although they may join together in certain habitats.

Diorama

1935

Provenance

28 January 1924, Athi plains, Kenya, Bernard von Wattenwyl

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