WACO, Texas, Feb. 5 (UPI) --The analysis of several fossilized skulls of Rusingoryx atopocranion, recently discovered on Kenya's Rusinga Island, suggests the extinct wildebeest-like animal possessed a ...

Scientists have finally unlocked the secret to the legendary long-distance trekking ability of the wildebeest - and its all in the muscle fibres. A study shows their muscles are two-and-a-half times ...

When we think about newborn animals, it’s understandable that we might think of babies that are small and helpless, entirely ...

Astonishing footage has emerged of a lioness appearing to lead a lone wildebeest calf back to its herd in what a wildlife official has described as 'an act of love'. The Tanzania National Parks ...

Blue wildebeests exist in a variety of colors, despite their name. There are gray, brown, light, and dark wildebeests, but all have a black mane and tail, short hair, a beard, and dark vertical bands ...

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting an animal that takes part in one of the most amazing ...

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It's a scene so terrifying, it could put you off rivers for life. A monster crocodile suddenly emerges from murky water to snatch a young wildebeest before clasping its jaws around the animal and ...

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...