Description

Beautiful male blue wildebeest skull.  This particular specimen is approximately 27 inches at its widest point and 26 inches long (overall length).

The blue wildebeest is a large antelope that feeds primarily on short grasses. It forms herds which move about in loose aggregations, the animals being fast runners and extremely cautious. The mating season begins at the end of the rainy season and a single calf is usually born after a gestational period of about 8.5 months. The calf remains with its mother for 8 months, after which it joins a juvenile herd.

Blue wildebeest are found in short-grass plains bordering bush-covered acacia savannas in southern and eastern Africa, thriving in areas that are neither too wet nor too arid. Three African populations of blue wildebeest take part in a long-distance migration, timed to coincide with the annual pattern of rainfall and grass growth on the volcanic soil, short-grass plains where they can find the nutrient-rich forage necessary for lactation and calf growth.

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