Brindled Gnu at West Mids Nov 08

Superb animals.

When I went they had six and they didn't try to approach the cars- in fact they seemed quite skittish, not like this.

When we went Tuesday they were very close to the cars and coaches and did not seem to mind the noise or the movement of the vehicles
Beautiful looking animals
I always think of these as Wilderbeast are they the same

I've posted this before but I (for no particular reason) tend to refer to Connochaetes generally as 'wildebeest', but if I'm referring to one or other species in particular they're Brindled Gnu and White-tailed Gnu. No real logic there, but it's how I roll!

Many thanks for taking the time to explain

Is there a reason for the type of fencing in the background? It makes many shots of the animals at WMSP appear as if taken outside a music festival. Why is mesh/high tensile wire fencing not appropriate?

The fencing at WMSP is generally very intrusive/ugly, particularly in the Carnivore drive-through areas-whereas at e.g. Woburn you hardly notice it at all. Part of the problem is the carnivore drivethroughs at WMSP seem to be on an exposed ridge so the fencing is even more obvious. I also noticed that what looks like perimeter fencing in the hoofedstock areas is old post/chainlink fencing-see the shot of Barasingha/Blackbuck/Axis below in this gallery- this scruffy fencing is in the background. I wondered if it was already there previous to the Safari Park.

why did they get rid of these last year

This was my favourite animal until I discovered bongos.

where did they go?