Blue wildebeests exist in a variety of colors, despite their name. There are gray, brown, light, and dark wildebeests, but all have a black mane and tail, short hair, a beard, and dark vertical bands ...

How Do Lions Hunt Wildebeest? Wildebeests and zebras are common prey for lions. Wildebeests can sprint up to 50 miles per hour, while zebras typically run at speeds around 40 miles per hour. A lion’s ...

A blue wildebeest that has been wandering the streets of Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has been rescued. The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa) confirmed that the blue ...

The lion has earned a reputation for being an apex predator and the king of the jungle. However, in a recent YouTube video, what seemed like the perfect ambush turned into a standoff between predator ...

Scientists have finally unlocked the secret to the legendary long-distance trekking ability of the wildebeest - and its all in the muscle fibres. A study shows their muscles are two-and-a-half times ...

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 ...

An unsuspecting wildebeest had a lucky escape when a huge crocodile shot up from a watering hole and tried to drag it below. Video of the shocking attack was captured in the Djuma Private Game Reserve ...

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 ...

An international study has offered the first detailed explanation of why hoofed animals move in a certain order in the great migration in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Blue wildebeest and Grant's ...

Every year, 1.2 million blue wildebeest migrate across East Africa, and despite their extraordinary numbers, they can still take you by surprise. “It’s like magic,” says Amanda Subalusky from Yale ...

Deadly migration moment: The Mara River crossing during the Great Migration kills thousands of wildebeest annually due to predators, currents, and chaos. Ecosystem impact: Mass drownings contribute ...