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
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