In the 1950s, rinderpest and livestock disease pushed the Serengetis wildebeest herd to dangerously low numbers. After the ...

Conservation geneticists are concerned that while it managed to survive hunters and disease in the 19th century, the black wildebeest will be hybridised out of existence by its burlier cousin, the ...

Massive migrations of wildebeests have fallen in recent years, casualties of human-built fences, roads and cities. Now, analysis of the magnificent animals’ genomes reveals that those barriers are ...

Artist r1 chose to hide the image of a blue wildebeest within Hidden Trophy because of the animal’s long-distance migratory patterns in East Africa. The distinctive African antelope symbolizes the ...

Wildebeests, also known as gnu, have a lot to watch out for as they graze across the African savannah. Wildebeest are part of the diet of both lions and spotted hyenas. To protect themselves, they ...

Mating season plays havoc with the blue wildebeest’s sleeping patterns. In fact, it is believed that during this time they don’t sleep when females are around, using the time after the two- to ...

Having narrowly escaped extinction in the 19th century, the black wildebeest now faces a different threat: being genetically absorbed by the far more numerous blue wildebeest. Researchers are using ...