Dictionary entry

Wildebeests

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Definition

wildebeest /'wÇldǝbi:st/ n ( pl unchanged or wildebeests ) = GNU

Examples

  1. ‘In a terrestrial context this scenario might be likened to gazelles
  2. wildebeests
  3. and lions gathering around a watering hole.’
  4. ‘Cheetahs use their speed to outrun their prey
  5. which includes such fleet-footed creatures as gazelles and wildebeests.’
  6. ‘He also established game on the farm - wildebeest
  7. zebra
  8. blesbok
  9. duiker and jackals.’
  10. ‘The delta is filled with wildlife - wildebeest
  11. giraffe
  12. hippo
  13. elephant
  14. zebra and buffalo have all found a home here.’
  15. ‘By day
  16. follow expert Masai guides on foot to spot lions
  17. cheetahs
  18. and wildebeests without disturbing their habitats.’
  19. ‘Nearby
  20. groups of wildebeest
  21. nyala antelope and zebra milled about their cages and enormous white rhinos rested on their sides in their long pens.’
  22. ‘Zebras therefore tend to be the first species to utilize an area
  23. and they are followed by wildebeests and gazelles after they have trampled and cropped the grass short.’
  24. ‘We walked for hours in the warm sun of the African spring
  25. and in the near distance saw impalas
  26. zebras
  27. a few elephants
  28. and giraffes
  29. as well as the ever-present vervet monkeys catching air between branches.’
  30. ‘In less than an hour the assembled scavengers had picked the wildebeest's bones clean.’
  31. ‘First in were wildebeest
  32. zebras and giraffes
  33. and then
  34. after ten years
  35. predators were introduced - two prides of lions
  36. cheetahs and a pack of wild dogs.’
  37. ‘Kenya is also home to some of the world's most spectacular wildlife
  38. including elephants
  39. lions
  40. giraffes
  41. antelope
  42. and many rare and beautiful species of birds.’
  43. ‘Disunity can also prove fatal - wildebeests or caribou that stray away from the main herd are far more likely to fall victim to lions or wolves.’
  44. ‘Some other interesting wildlife here includes giraffe
  45. leopard
  46. cheetah
  47. jackal
  48. blue wildebeest
  49. gemsbok and black rhino.’
  50. ‘In the last flush of the setting sun
  51. impalas and wildebeest pull tighter together and drift toward deep cover before nightfall.’
  52. ‘You'll get up close to the wildlife
  53. including giraffe
  54. impala and wildebeest