For other uses, see
GNU (disambiguation) or
Wildebeest (comics). The wildebeest (plural, wildebeest or wildebeests), also called the gnu (
pronounced or ), is an
antelope of the
genus Connochaetes. It is a hooved (
ungulate) mammal.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). Gnus belong to the family
Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, and other even-toed horned ungulates.
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