Wildebeest.The wildebeest -also known as the gnu is a large antelope. The bull's deep grunts sound like a giant croaking frog.

Eastern white-bearded wildebeest (gnu) Connochaetes taurinus Fast Facts Common name: wildebeest or gnu Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus species: Connochaetes (flowing beard) taurinus (like a bull) albojubatus (white mane) Size: males 1.25 to 1.45 m (50-58 in.) at the shoulder; females 1.15 to 1.42 m (46-57 in.) at the shoulder Weight: adult males 165 to 274 kg (360-600 ...

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