White-tailed gnu; Marwell; 18th July 2010

I cannot get used to calling this species black wildebeest; they’ll always be white-tailed gnu to me.

Now that is one good looking animal!

Oddly, if I'm referring to Connochaetes in general I always say wildebeest. But the species are always Brindled Gnu and White-tailed Gnu.


Nice photo!

He's very photogenic. I took a similar shot last year but standing still- I like the action in this one.

Hopefully the calf will do well- they are more settled now than Newquay's pair were when their calf was born.

wow...i never saw one in any zoo that i've been to.
they look amazing.

This is the bull, Rooney; he often stands and stares at visitors from the back, and though it looks aggressive he's actually a big wuss. The female Orana is hand-reared and approaches people more, but she's still quite feisty apparently.

How many individuals of this species in captivity?

ISIS lists 23 males, 69 females and 26 of unknown sex.

Wow, alot more than I thought