wildebeest
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Think of thousands of wildebeests crossing a river at once so that crocodiles can only get a few.
How governments seize millions in stolen cryptocurrency | Patrick Howell O'Neill | July 26, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewHorses and wildebeests, for instance, also seem to run at their most efficient speed.
Joggers run at an energy-efficient pace, new data show | Chris Gorski | June 22, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThose rains provide the wildebeests with water to drink and grass to eat.
Kenya is turning to a global youth audience to showcase the eighth natural wonder of the world—the great wildebeest migration—as Africa goes all out to ramp up international tourism numbers.
The eighth natural wonder of the world is getting a partnership with TikTok | Conrad Onyango | August 30, 2021 | QuartzHuge herds of wildebeests, over one million strong, still roam the savanna.
Only 3 percent of Earth’s land is unchanged by people | Jonathan Lambert | May 28, 2021 | Science News For Students
A column of wildebeest cantered rigidly in the other direction—all spindly legs, candyfloss white beards, and sloping backs.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot | Joanna Eede | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the last half-hour I was too busy watching the manœuvres of the wildebeest bull, to take my gaze off him for a moment.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne Reid“Jaging de wildebeest” (hunting the gnoo) is a favourite pastime of the young boers.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidSome hunters brought in three wildebeest and an antelope this morning and the whole tribe's feasting up.
The Blind Lion of the Congo | Elliott WhitneyThey were moving stealthily, as though undecided whether to sample the dead wildebeest.
The Forest of Mystery | James H. FosterIt is known among the hunters and colonists as “blauw wildebeest” (blue wild-ox).
The Bush Boys | Captain Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for wildebeest
/ (ˈwɪldɪˌbiːst, ˈvɪl-) /
Origin of wildebeest
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