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In East Africa, the blue wildebeest is the most abundant big-game species; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the black wildebeest is merely nomadic. Breeding in both takes place over a short period of time at the end of the rainy season and the calves are soon active and are able to move with the herd, a ...
The black wildebeest is typically 170–220 cm (67–87 in) in head-and-body length, and the typical weight is 110–180 kg (240–400 lb). Males stand about 111–121 cm (44–48 in) at the shoulder, while the height of the females is 106–116 cm (42–46 in). The black wildebeest is characterised by its white, long, horse-like tail.
Blue wildebeest on migration in Kenya, 2017. Mass migrations take place, or used to take place, by the following mammals: [1]. Africa: Hartebeest; Springbok; Black wildebeest; Blue wildebeest
Of these migrations, those of the springbok, black wildebeest, blesbok, scimitar-horned oryx, and kulan have ceased. [34] Long-distance migrations occur in some bats – notably the mass migration of the Mexican free-tailed bat between Oregon and southern Mexico. [ 35 ]
A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a single whale ...
The complete migration route is around 800 km (500 mi). South of this migration route covers the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where around half a million wildebeest are born between January and March. By March, at the beginning of the dry season, roughly 1.5 million wildebeest and 250,000 zebras start to migrate north towards Maasai Mara in Kenya.
A humpback whale crossed multiple oceans for a massive migration that covered more than 8,000 miles, according to a new study. Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded Skip ...
The Great Migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide. [3] It involves some 1,300,000 blue wildebeest, 500 000 Thomson's gazelles , 97 000 topi , 18 000 common elands , and 200 000 Grant's zebras .