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Blue Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

Description:

Also known as Brindled Gnu or Common wildebeest, this member of Bovidae family and antelopes group, have a heavy set and muscular, broad-shouldered and easily recognized appearance. It has a light grey mantle with some dark, blackish stripes on shoulders; and black muzzle.

Habitat:

Savanna of East and Southern Africa.

Notes:

Famous for huge migrations between Serengeti planes and Masai Mara, together with zebras.

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Spotted on Feb 21, 2016
Submitted on Mar 27, 2016

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