In the 1960s, ecologist Tony Sinclair made a breakthrough discovery when he observed a huge population surge of wildebeest in the Serengeti. He found that the wildebeest were the key to keeping the ...

While you might think that big cats are the kings of the savannah, it turns out that hooved animals are just as scared of elephants as predators like leopards—but we don't know why. When researchers ...

Joseph Ogutu is affiliated with the Greater Serengeti-Mara Conservation Society and the One Mara Research Hub. Wildebeest – large African antelopes with distinctively curved horns – are famous for ...

A tour guide at South Africa’s Kruger National Park has captured a dramatic and remarkable scene in which hippos rescued a wildebeest from attacking crocodiles. The accompanying graphic footage, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On a trip to Kruger National Park in South Africa, Tokkie and Mervyn Van Wyk noticed the ...

As the wildebeest migration approaches the river, they know there is danger lurking in the water. Nile crocodiles move towards the herd’s crossing points at this time of year and wait for the big ...

Wildebeest comprise 3–4 pixels in length and 1–3 in width. An AI-powered satellite counting effort conducted over two years concludes that less than 600,000 wildebeest migrate across the ...