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 ...

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 ...

Often hailed as one of the wonders of the natural world, Africa's great wildebeest migration is an incredible event to witness. Every year, between 1.5 and two million or more wildebeest — along with ...

This is the heart-stopping moment a soaring wildebeest leaped over two hungry lionesses on the run before darting across a lake and outpacing an entire pride. In the dramatic footage the wildebeest ...

First, it helps to understand how cheetahs typically hunt. Cheetahs often live and hunt alone or with just one or two other individuals. On their own, they can take down medium-sized mammals, such as ...

A tour group got quite the sight in the wilds of Tanzania while standing just a few feet away from an animal attack in progress. Kristen Torres, owner of the Born to Dream tour guide company, was ...

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 ...

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 ...

The wildebeest migration across the river has become a premier tourist attraction in Kenya. While tourism is vital to wildlife conservation, vehicles in these numbers disorient and intimidate the ...

Wildebeests usually stick together in herds to protect themselves from predators, but in this case, a lone wildebeest bull boldly stood its ground to protect a distressed mother waterbuck and her calf ...

This is the moment a wildebeest is dragged away from its herd by a ferocious African wild dog before it fell prey to the rest of the pack. Despite its victim being more than twice its size, the dog ...