Have you ever seen a wildebeest picture? Perhaps you have not really bothered taking a look at the pictures available online because you do not know much about wildebeests. These animals are the main reasons why some global tourists keep on coming back to east Africa. They are directly linked to the 7th wonder of the world witnessed live in the Kenyan Masai Mara Park between July and October every year.

The adult wildebeests’ weight is about three hundred and fifty to five hundred and fifty pounds and is about forty-five to fifty five inches tall at the shoulder. The females, often called cows are tinier than the males that are often called bulls. The wildebeest is mostly found on the plains of the Masai Mara and Serengeti reserves. The animal’s main diet is grass and it walks many miles trying to search for pasture and water.

The gnu or nyumbu ya Muntu in Swahili are other names given to this savanna grassland herbivore. The cows carry calves in their wombs for about 8-1/2 months and mostly give birth to one calf. The males are charged with the responsibility of protecting the females and calves and are known to run up to fifty mph. They can gallop and dig up the earth when a bull from another family approaches their territories. The territories marks are the bulls’ defecated matter.

The animals’ waste is also very important because it provides nutrients to the soil, which boosts the growth of grass, in return. You need to know that there are white and blue-bearded gnus. The best thing to do is to view the wildebeest pictures in order understand their differences before you come on a kenia safari to view them. While these animals live a cool life, they also face major challenges in their daily lives. Their calves are mainly prone to danger of being caught by the carnivores in their first days of live. Big lionesses are able to bring down an adult female or male too.

You can see the wildebeests by taking a safari from nairobi or a safari from diani beach or even a safari from mombasa kenya. Just contact us here at vumbi jeep safaris and we shall give you a safari of a life time.