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Wildebeest Facts. Wildebeest is a mammal that belongs to the family of antelopes. Wildebeests live in central, eastern and southern parts of Africa. They prefer life in green plains and open woodlands.Wildebeest is also known as gnu.ildebeest looks like a close relative of a bovine because of its disproportional body. It has large, box-shaped head, and strongly built front part of the body. Hindquarters are slender, just like in other antelopes.
The Bush Boys Captain Mayne Reid. Hence their trivial names of âblauwâ wildebeest and âbrindledâ gnoo. The Young Yagers Mayne Reid. The Kaffir had shot a wildebeest, he said, but he had come to assist them in disposing of theirs. Hendricks the Hunter W.H.G. The springboks did not interest them; but the flesh of the wildebeest would have been a treat to all. My first shot in Africa was at a wildebeest at three hundred yards.