What Does a Black Wildebeest Look Like? White-Tailed Gnu (Connochaetes gnou) in Its Natural Habitat

The black wildebeest has a large head, wide nostrils and two horns that curve forward. It has a tuft of firm black hair on the muzzle, a black beard, and a long fringe running underneath the neck to the forelegs. A stiff mane on the back of the neck leads down to the defining white-colored tail.

The name ‘white-tailed gnu’ developed from the distinct white tail and the Khoikhoi word for the animal, ‘gnou’. Black wildebeest are also known as swartwildebees in Afrikaans, inkonkoni in isiZulu, inqu in isiXhosa and hongonyi in Tsonga.

This video features three key regions where black wildebeest thrive: Mokala National Park (South Africa), Mountain Zebra National Park (South Africa), and the Namib desert (Namibia).

Black Wildebeest vs Blue Wildebeest

The black wildebeest is an antelope in the genus Connochaetes, which includes two species both native to Africa. The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurinus). Learn all about black vs blue wildebeest here:

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[indyreno]

There are two recognized subspecies of black wildebeest, the Zimbabwean Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou zimbabwensis) and the Cape Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou gnou).

[MarkhillMarkhill]

So this is a wildebeest it look like a cow cross with horse