Blue wildebeest is placed in the family Bovidae, ruminant animals with cloven hooves. The generic name "Connochaetes" derives from the Greek words κόννος, kónnos, "beard", and χαίτη, khaítē, "flowing hair", "mane". The specific name "taurinus" originates from the Greek word "tauros", which means a bull or bullock. The common name "blue wildebeest" refers to the conspicuous, silvery-blue sheen of the coat, while the alternative name "gnu" originates from the name for these animals used by the Khokloi people, a native pastoralist people of southwestern Africa. Though the blue and black wildebeest are currently classified in the same genus, the latter was previously
Baby Wildebeest later, along with former Titan Red Star, the three formed an unusual family unit. The three resided in Solar City in Russia, where Pantha and Red Star raise Baby Wildebeest as their son. Baby Wildebeest would participate in the battle to save his old friend Cyborg, whose magnified power levels threatened the entire Earth. A series of misunderstandings led to the Titans' allies attacking the JLA. Baby Wildebeest was knocked out by Superman. During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Superboy-Prime was confronted by a team of Titans (including Wildebeest and Pantha) on a highway outside of Keystone City. A mentally-ill Superboy-Prime