BLUNDERING LIONS
Masai Mara, Kenya
Featured in Big Cat Diary - series 4 from 2002
Fab fact
RELATED INFORMATION
Common name
Species name
Connochaetes taurinus
ARKive fact
Around 80 to 90 percent of blue wildebeest calves are born within a two to three week period, usually at the beginning of the rains. This helps to protect the calves by creating a glut for predators.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Distribution
Has a wide distribution from Kenya and Tanzania southwards to Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, northern South Africa and southern Angola.
Habitat
Generally inhabits open short-grass plains, as well as Acacia savanna, open bushland and woodland in drier areas. It prefers habitats which are neither too dry nor too wet.
To view more media and information on this species visit www.arkive.org
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