Connochaetes gnou - #607
Black Wildebeest
Oblique view. Also as White-tailed Gnu.
Geographic Distribution
Formally 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
Photographer
BE Joseph