Black wildebeest
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| phylum | Chordata | The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu form herds on grassy plains. The natural populations of this species, endemic to the southern part of Africa, have been almost completely exterminated, but the species has been reintroduced widely, both in private areas and nature reserves throughout most of Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia, and Kenya. It has also been introduced outside its natural range. The primal herds were exterminated, being seen as pests, with the secondary advantage that their hides and meat were useful, so this animal now exists primarily in herds derived from captive specimens. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Alcelaphinae |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Artiodactyla | |
| family | Bovidae | |
| genus | Connochaetes | |
| species | C. gnou |
See also Blue wildebeest