Wildebeest

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Scientific Name: Connochaetes tauinus

Range: Eastern and Southern Africa

Habitat: Savanna, grassland

Food: Grasses, succulent plants

Wildebeests live in large groups to defend themselves from predators like spotted hyenas, lions, and leopards. When confronted by predators, they will cluster together, stomp, and call loudly to alert the rest of the herd.

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