Connochaetes

Behaviour and life history of the wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus Burchell).

Reproduction of wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus Thomas, in the Serengeti region, and its significance to conservation.

We used a digital recording comprised of a single female lion roar; warthog Phacochoerus africanus, zebra Equus quagga, or wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus in distress; and spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta whoop call; vocalizations previously demonstrated successful in attracting lions (Cozzi et al.

wildebeest (Connochaetes taiuinus), 200,000 zebra (Equus burchelli),

Other large ungulates common in the study area included Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli), impala (Aepyceros melampus), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), sable (Hippo-tragus niger), klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus), common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), bushpig (Potamochoerus porcus), and 12 black rhinos.

Other species are more characteristic of the typical grassy savannahs: among them are the impala (Aepyceros melampus), the two species of gnu (Connochaetes taurinus and C.

Given the food-limitation hypothesis, one should still expect density to fluctuate around KCC, as observed for moose on Isle Royale (McLaren and Peterson 1994) or wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in the Serengeti (Sinclair and Arcese 1995), due to the combined effects of limiting factors (e.g., winter harshness) and forest dynamics (e.g., forest fires).

The site is managed as a wildlife reserve and supports about 1500 large mammals including impala Aepyceros melampus, blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus, greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros, common eland Taurotragus oryx, zebra Equus quagga and giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis.

These include the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga), waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus), sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) and blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus).

The protected areas of the African savannah need to be large to protect viable populations of large herbivores such as the gnus (Connochaetes) and the large predators such as lions (Panthera leo).

The most abundant large mammals are the brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurinus), with about 1.3 million individuals; zebras, with 250,000 individuals; Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsonii), with 400,000; and common eland (Taurotragus oryx), with 12,000.

In this paper, we consider three hypotheses to explain population limitation in wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus).

buffalo zebra (Equus quagga) eland (Taurotragus oryx) wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and elephant except black) as part of a long-term ecological restoration program of Umfurudzi Park.

The phenomenon of reproductive synchrony, where birthing occurs in a short time frame or pulse, has been documented in a number of ungulates, including wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus (Estes 1976), roe deer Capreolus capreolus (Gaillard et al.

Many herbivores of the African savannahs, such as gnus (Connochaetes), also make seasonal journeys between areas within the same biome, making north-south migrations that allow them to avoid dry periods and take to advantage of distant pastures associated with the progressive advance of the monsoon rains.