The huge number of mouths and hooves in wildebeest herds can help to keep vegetation under control that would otherwise fuel wildfires (Credit: Getty Images) When scientists examined the effect just ...

When scientists examined the effect just nine groups of animals have on the climate the results were startling. So what would happen if we did more to protect them? More than a million wildebeest roam ...

Joseph Ogutu is affiliated with the Greater Serengeti-Mara Conservation Society and the One Mara Research Hub. Wildebeest – large African antelopes with distinctively curved horns – are famous for ...

Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing a river during the Great Migration Wildebeest, also known as gnu, are large muscular antelopes that weigh 120-300kg. They have a large head, a robust muzzle ...

While you might think that big cats are the kings of the savannah, it turns out that hooved animals are just as scared of elephants as predators like leopards—but we don't know why. When researchers ...

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info These spectacular and dramatic images show the moment - ...

Wildebeests usually stick together in herds to protect themselves from predators, but in this case, a lone wildebeest bull boldly stood its ground to protect a distressed mother waterbuck and her calf ...

Wildebeest comprise 3–4 pixels in length and 1–3 in width. An AI-powered satellite counting effort conducted over two years concludes that less than 600,000 wildebeest migrate across the ...

Their bloated, rotting carcasses now litter the Mara river, filling Kenya's most famous game park with the sickly stench of death. Conservationists in the Masai Mara reserve described the deaths as ...