Black Wildebeest (Connochaetus gnou)

The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu is one of the two closely related wildebeest species. It is a member of the genus ''Connochaetes'' and family Bovidae. It was first described in 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann. The black wildebeest is typically between 170–220 cm in head-and-body length, and the average weight is 110–180 kg . Males stand up to approximately 111–121 cm at the shoulder, while the height of the females is 106–116 cm . The black wildebeest.. more