Connochaetes gnou - #3055
Black Wildebeest
Also as White-tailed Gnu.
Geographic Distribution
Formerly W Lesotho, South Africa (E of 22oE in Karoo and grassveld vegetation types), and W Swaziland; now only in captivity, or as reintroduced populations in Lesotho, South Africa (including introductions beyond its former range), and Swaziland.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Connochaetes
Specific Epithet
gnou
Image Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Mountain Zebra National Park
Image Date
26 August 2009
Photographer
C Smith