Wildebeest Migration
by Amanda Stadther
Title
Wildebeest Migration
Artist
Amanda Stadther
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Wildebeest, walking across a parched Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
There is no other antelope like the wildebeest. It looks like it was assembled from spare parts the forequarters could have come from and ox, the hindquarters from an antelope and the mane and tail from a horse. The antics of the territorial bulls during breeding season have earned them the name clowns of the savanna.
Wildebeest are continually on the move as they seek favorable supplied of grass and water. Active both day and night, they often string out in long single columns when on the move. They also cover long distances at a slow rocking gallop but can run fast when necessary. Zebras and Thomsons gazelles, and some of their many predators, accompany the migrating wildebeests.
he wildebeest is one of the few African antelopes to have extended its range in the last 50 years. They numbered about 250,000 in 1960 and are thought to number 1.5 million today.
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August 18th, 2013
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