Out Late Due to colder temperatures, the wildebeest will be indoors until 10:00 am, with access to their indoor habitat until 1:00 pm.
Scientific Name: Connochaetes tauinus
Range: Eastern and Southern Africa
Habitat: Savanna, grassland
Food: Grasses, succulent plants
Wildebeests live in large groups to defend themselves from predators like spotted hyenas, lions, and leopards. When confronted by predators, they will cluster together, stomp, and call loudly to alert the rest of the herd.