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Also Known As	wildebeest • Connochaetes

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White-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus).

A herd of wildebeest, including calves, moves across a dusty savanna in Africa with scattered trees visible in the background.

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: herd of gnu (wildebeests)

blue wildebeests

A herd of wildebeest leap down a dusty riverbank and cross the Mara River in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, with splashing water and visible movement.

Tanzania: Ngorongoro Crater

Observe a brindled gnu herd migrating and grazing followed by zebras, crowned cranes, lions, and hyenas

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