Newborn blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus),or brindled gnu,being licked by its mother. Most blue wildebeest young are born within a 3 week period near or at the peak of the rainy season. 1 calf is born after a gestation of 8 to 8.5 months. The calf is able to stand after only 6 minutes and able to run and keep up with the herd after a matter of hours. At 8 months old the calf will leave its mother to join a peer group. Wildebeest inhabit the plains and woodlands of south-eastern Africa. They are social animals,living in herds numbering several thousands of individuals. Both sexes grow short curved horns. Photographed in Serengeti National Park,Tanzania,Africa | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
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