Wildebeest Wildebeest Wildebeests, also called gnus, are antelopes in the genus Connochaetes. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates. "Connochaetes" includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu ("C. gnou"), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu ("C. taurinus"). Fossil records suggest these two species diverged about one million years ago, resulting in a northern and a southern species. The blue wildebeest remained in its original range and changed very little from the ancestral species, while the black wildebeest changed more in order to adapt to
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years "Round the Horne", "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue", and "The Navy Lark". Other shows since, such as "Dead Ringers" could also be said to have been influenced by it. Some recurring jokes were: "Forty Nights in the Wildebeest" was the name of a follow-up series of six programmes, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the year 2000. It followed a similar format to "The Wildebeest Years": a quick-fire mixture of pun-laden short sketches and musical numbers. The second show in the series was recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. Sketches included "Hong Feng Shui" and a musical number by