Blue Wildebeest
The blue wildebeest (or Connochaetes taurinus) is a large antelope native to Southern Africa. It is also known as the common or white-bearded wildebeest, or brindled gnu.
They have a pale grey or brown coat with dark stripes across their neck, shoulders, and chest. Blue wildebeest have a long black tail and a long black mane, which either stands up or drapes over the neck depending on the subspecies. The beard trailing under the neck is white. The species is sexually dimorphic, with males being larger than females, but both males and females have distinctive, L-shaped horns.
They stand 1.23m to 1.65m tall at the shoulder, are 1.7m to 2.4m long and weigh between 165kg and 290kg. Females on the other hand are 1.14m to 1.42m tall at the shoulder, 1.75m to 2.15m long and weigh 140kg to 260kg.
Connochaetes taurinus
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Sand | 0% | 20% |
| Soil | 20% | 60% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Long Grass (Grass) | 25% | 80% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 10% |
| Grass | 30% | 80% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 13
African Savannah
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher 14
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1.25 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 7
- Grab Ball Toy · score 50 · $100
- Herb Scent Marker Toy · score 50 · $100
- Large Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Plant Screen Toy · score 100 · $100
- Mud Bath Toy · score 150
- Suspended Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 100 + 10 per additional adult; feeders 5 + 5 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Hay + Herbivore Pellets
- Food / drink amount
- 5 / 10
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $169 / $228 / $228
- Feeders
- Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Small, Grazing Ball Feeder, Barrel Feeder - Small, Melon Feeder, Hanging Grazer Feeder, Scarecrow Feeder, Veggie Jelly Cake, Barrel Feeder - Hanging, Wall Feeder - Medium, Wall Feeder - Large, Wall Feeder - Small
- Lifespan
- 16–21 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 2 yr / 5 yr / 10 yr / 15 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.708 yr / 0.292 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.5
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- Spring
- Dominance
- Territorial bulls, female hierarchy within herd
- Ecosystem roles
- Grazers, Terrestrial Seed Dispersers, Medium Prey
- Wild population
- 1,550,000
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
In the wild, blue wildebeest congregate in large herds comprised of several subgroups of related females and their offspring, bachelor herds of young males and dominant bulls guarding a territory within the herd’s foraging grounds.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Connochaetes taurinus
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Biome
- Grassland
- Continent
- Africa
- Cohabitation groups
- African Savannah
- Content
- Base game