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wildebeest
noun
wil·de·beest
ˈwil-də-ˌbēst 
plural wildebeests also wildebeest
: either of two large African antelopes (Connochaetes gnou and C. taurinus) with a head like that of an ox, short mane, long tail, and horns in both sexes that curve downward and outward
called also gnu
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The incident happened at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas, where visitors drive through a trail with animals like cheetahs, emus, zebras and wildebeests, with the opportunity to feed them from their cars.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 June 2024
The popular Mount Kilimanjaro National Park is home to the iconic eponymous volcano and Serengeti National Park teems with wildlife, including millions of wildebeest who migrate there every year.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024
Many animals, from flocking birds to herds of wildebeests, have to make collective decisions based on noisy, unreliable signals.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Grant Hopcraft of the University of Glasgow was attaching GPS satellite collars to migrating wildebeest and zebras to track animal movements.
—T. Michael Anderson, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 June 2024
The popular Mount Kilimanjaro National Park is home to the iconic eponymous volcano and Serengeti National Park teems with wildlife, including millions of wildebeest who migrate there every year.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024
Many animals, from flocking birds to herds of wildebeests, have to make collective decisions based on noisy, unreliable signals.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Grant Hopcraft of the University of Glasgow was attaching GPS satellite collars to migrating wildebeest and zebras to track animal movements.
—T. Michael Anderson, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024
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wildebeest
noun
wil·de·beest
ˈwil-də-ˌbēst
plural wildebeest also wildebeest
: either of two large African antelopes with a head like that of an ox, a short mane, a long tail, and horns that curve downward and outward
called also gnu
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