Black Wildebeest
The black wildebeest (or Connochaetes gnou) is a large ungulate species native to Southern Africa, also known as the white-tailed gnu after the distinctive noise they make when alarmed.
The species is recognisable by a brown-black coat and L-shaped horns, and distinctive white tail. Both sexes have thick, bushy manes.
Males tend to be slightly darker and larger than females, standing 1.11m to 1.21m tall at the shoulder and weighing 147kg to 193kg. Females stand 1.06m to 1.16m tall and weigh 120kg to 160kg.
Connochaetes gnou
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 - Large, Wall Feeder - Medium, Wall Feeder - Small
- Lifespan
- 15–22 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 2 yr / 5 yr / 9 yr / 14 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.708 yr / 0.292 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.5
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- Spring
- Dominance
- Territory bulls, female hierarchy within herd
- Ecosystem roles
- Grazers, Terrestrial Seed Dispersers, Medium Prey
- Wild population
- 11,160
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Black wildebeest live in large herds comprised of groups of related females and their young offspring; bachelor herds of young males; and dominant bulls who establish territory in the foraging grounds, guarding females moving through his range.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Connochaetes gnou
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Biome
- Grassland
- Continent
- Africa
- Cohabitation groups
- African Savannah
- Content
- Base game