Taxonomy
Kingdom - Animal
Phylum - Chordate
Class - Mammals
Order - Even toed ungulates
Genus - Bovidae
Species
Evolution
2.5 million years ago
Topi, Tsessebe
Description
,Slender Legs, Grey coat, and Black mane
They live 20 years
Buffs are slightly higher at the shoulder and heavier then females
Location
Open fields
Annual rainfall of 624mm in South Eastern Africa
22 Celsius to 11 celcius
Aloe Brevifolia
Aloe Stratia
Zebra
Warthog
Hippo
Distribution
Only found in eastern Africa
Wildebeest aren't invasive at all
Diet
Sweet Stocky Grasses
Dry Grasses
They eat grass on open fields
No Special food they are herbivores
Social Structure
Females and their young form small herds
Wildebeest don't have roles
Have no natural leader
Males will leave their herd and form a bachelor herd
They Communicate with sight and smell and are very vocal
Reproduction
Mating is usually seasonally and timed
They have one mate every year
They mate in late January and early February
Wildebeest mating are very vocal
Wildebeest will have on calf
Grunts and noises are used to attract
Development
Stays close to mother for a long time
Wildebeest become sexaully mature at 2 years of age
Territorial Animals
Sociable
Male Wildebeest are slightly heavier
Males weigh more
Causes of Death
Lions
Cheetahs
Crocodiles
Compete with several different males
Wildebeest associated with the disease MCF
Rinderpest is the top cause of death
Competition
Black Wildebeest
White Tailed Gnu
Blue Wildebeest
Brindled Gnu
No Intra species competition
Compete for food and mates
Devil weed
Famine weed effects the massive crop number
IUCN Rating
1,500,000
81% Decline
Human Impact
Which means less food
2 million years
Not many efforts are made
They are low risk