Blue Wildebeest
(Connochaetes taurinus)

Physical Description:

The head-and-body length is typically between 70” and 94” and the typical height is between 46” and 54”. In this sexually dimorphic antelope, males are taller and heavier than females. Males reach roughly 50” at the shoulder, while females reach 48”. Males typically weigh 435 to 575 lbs and females 355 to 472 lbs. Their coat color varies from brown to grey. The long, spiral horns, present only in males, curve backward, then forward, and are 22" to 39" long.

Reproduction:

Females give birth to 1 calf per breeding season.
Gestation period last 240 days (8 months).

Native Range Land:

The Blue Wildebeest is native to Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Today, it is extinct in Malawi, but has been successfully reintroduced in Namibia. The southern limit of the blue wildebeest range is the Orange River, while the western limit is bounded by Lake Victoria and Mount Kenya.