Sable antelope
Hippotragus niger
Brindled gnu
Connochaetes taurinus
With its atypical appearance, the Blue Wildebeest appears to be a cross between an ox and a horse. It takes its name from its call “Gnu” and the silvery-blue sheen of its coat.
Habitat
African savannah
Feed
Herbs
Classification
Class
Mammals
Family
Bovidae
Scientific Name
Connochaetes taurinus
Conservation status
IUCN : LC - Least Concern
Some Figures
Weight
290 kg
Life Expectancy
20 years
Gestation
8 months
1 babies
Height at the withers
1,45 m
Discover Also
Lar gibbon
Hylobates lar
Common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Black head persian Sheep
Ovis ammon aries
Red necked wallaby
Wallabia rufogrisea
Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus phillips