blue wildebeest

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blue wildebeest

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Also known as: Connochaetes taurinus taurinus, brindled gnu

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The blue wildebeest, or brindled gnu (C. taurinus taurinus), of southern Africa is the largest, weighing 230–275 kg (510–605 pounds) and standing 140–152 cm (55–60 inches) tall. The western white-bearded wildebeest (C. taurinus mearnsi) is the smallest, 50 kg (110 pounds) lighter and 10 cm (4…
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The blue wildebeest, or brindled gnu (C. taurinus taurinus), of southern Africa is the largest, weighing 230–275 kg (510–605 pounds) and standing 140–152 cm (55–60 inches) tall. The western white-bearded wildebeest (C. taurinus mearnsi) is the smallest, 50 kg (110 pounds) lighter and 10 cm (4…
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Social behaviour
…Tanzania contain nomadic aggregations of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), males of which defend temporary territories only while an aggregation remains stationary.
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…Tanzania contain nomadic aggregations of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), males of which defend temporary territories only while an aggregation remains stationary.
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