"traditional calving and breeding ranges. Similarly, drastic declines have recently occurred in the Tarangire wildebeest migration. The total number of blue wildebeest is estimated to be around 1,550,000. The population trend overall is stable and the numbers in the Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) have increased to about 1,300,000. The population density ranges from 0.15/km in Hwange and Etosha National Parks to 35/km in Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park, where they are most plentiful. Blue wildebeest have also been introduced into a number of private game farms, reserves, and conservancy areas. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of"
"hottest part of the day. The animals can run at speeds of . When a person approaches a herd to within a few hundred metres, the wildebeest snort and run a short distance before stopping and looking back, repeating this behaviour if further approached. They communicate with each other using pheromones detected by flehmen and several forms of vocal communication. One of these is a metallic snort or an echoing ""hick"", that can be heard up to 1.5 km (1 mi) away. They are preyed on by the lion, spotted hyena, Cape hunting dog, leopard, cheetah, and crocodile. Of these,"
"Wolverine The wolverine () (also spelled wolverene), ""Gulo gulo"" (""Gulo"" is Latin for ""glutton""), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch, is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. A solitary animal, it has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern"
"and the Bornean white-bearded gibbon, (""Hylobates albibarbis"") have been reported in areas of Borneo. Hylobates The genus Hylobates is one of the four genera of gibbons. Its name means ‘forest walker’, from the Greek ' (, ‘forest’) and ' (, ‘one who treads’). It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera (""Hoolock"" [formerly ""Bunopithecus""], ""Nomascus"", and ""Symphalangus"") have been elevated to the genus level. ""Hylobates"" remains the most speciose and widespread of gibbon genera, ranging from southern China (Yunnan) to western and central Java. Individuals within this genus are characterized by 44 chromosomes and often have a"
"Hartebeest The hartebeest (; ""Alcelaphus buselaphus""), also known as kongoni, is an African antelope. Eight subspecies have been described, including two sometimes considered to be independent species. A large antelope, the hartebeest stands just over at the shoulder, and has a typical head-and-body length of . The weight ranges from . It has a particularly elongated forehead and oddly shaped horns, short neck, and pointed ears. Its legs, which often have black markings, are unusually long. The coat is generally short and shiny. Coat colour varies by the subspecies, from the sandy brown of the western hartebeest to the chocolate"
"afternoon, with the hottest hours of the day being spent in rest. These extremely agile and wary animals can run at speeds up to , waving their tails and tossing their heads. An analysis of the activity of blue wildebeest at the Serengeti National Park showed that the animals devoted over half of their total time to rest, 33% to grazing, 12% to moving about (mostly walking), and a little to social interactions. However, variations existed among different age and sex groups. The wildebeest usually rest close to others of their kind and move about in loose aggregations. Males form"
"blue wildebeest rest in groups of a few to thousands at night, with a minimum distance of between individuals (though mothers and calves may remain in contact). They are a major prey item for lions, cheetahs, leopards, African wild dogs, hyenas, and crocodiles. Bulls mark the boundaries of their territories with heaps of dung and with secretions from their scent glands. The territories are advertised by their behaviour as well as by the physical marking. Body language used by a territorial male includes standing tall with an erect posture, profuse ground pawing and horning, frequent defecation, rolling and bellowing, the"
"antelope to deer. The first use of the word ""hartebeest"" in South African literature was in Dutch colonial administrator Jan van Riebeeck's journal ""Daghregister"" in 1660. He wrote: """"Meester Pieter ein hart-beest geschooten hadde"" (Master Pieter [van Meerhoff] had shot one hartebeest)"". Another name for the hartebeest is ""kongoni"", a Swahili word. ""Kongoni"" is often used to refer in particular to one of its subspecies—Coke's hartebeest. The scientific name of the hartebeest is ""Alcelaphus buselaphus"". First described by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1766, it is classified in the genus ""Alcelaphus"" and placed in the family Bovidae. In 1979,"
"the aardwolf, yellow baboon, bat, Cape buffalo, bushbaby, bushbuck, caracal, African wildcat, cheetah, civet, dik-dik, African hunting dog, African dormouse, blue duiker, bush duiker, red duiker, eland, African bush elephant, bat-eared fox, greater galago, gazelle, large-spotted genet, small-spotted genet, gerenuk, giraffe, African hare, springhare, Coke's hartebeest, East African hedgehog, spotted hyena, striped hyena, rock hyrax, tree hyrax, impala, black-backed jackal, side-striped jackal, klipspringer, lesser kudu, leopard, lion, banded mongoose, dwarf mongoose, Egyptian mongoose, marsh mongoose, slender mongoose, white-tailed mongoose, vervet monkey, Sykes' monkey, fringe-eared oryx, clawless otter, ground pangolin, crested porcupine, cane rat, giant rat, naked mole rat, ratel, bohor"
"hartebeest and gazelles or wildebeest. Hartebeest can be infected with theileriosis due to ""Rhipicephalus evertsi"" and ""Theileria"" species. South of the Sahara, common parasites include ""Loewioestrus variolosus"", ""Gedoelstia cristata"" and ""G. hassleri"". The latter two species can cause serious diseases such as encephalitis. However, parasites are not always harmful – 252 larvae were found in the head of one Zambian individual without any pathogenicity. Nematodes, cestodes, paramphistomes; and the roundworm ""Setaria labiatopapillosa"" have also been isolated from the hartebeest. In 1931, a red hartebeest in Gobabis (southwestern Africa) was infected with long, thin worms. These were named ""Longistrongylus meyeri"" after"
"word meaning a wild animal with crooked horns. It is also thought to have originated from a Latin word. The name was first used in 1693. The specific name ""nasomaculatus"" comes from the Latin words ""nasus"" (or the prefix ""naso-"") meaning nose, and ""maculatus"" meaning spotted, referring to the spots and facial markings of the antelope. Bedouins use another name for the addax, the Arabic ""bakr"" (or ""bagr"") ""al wahsh"", which literally means the cow of the wild. The name can be used to refer to other ungulates, as well. The other common names of addax are ""white antelope"" and"
"McKenna and Bell (1997) also placed it in Peramelidae, but as the sister of ""Chaeropus"" in the subfamily Chaeropodinae. The term ""bilby"" is a loan word from the Yuwaalaraay Aboriginal language of northern New South Wales, meaning long-nosed rat. It is also known as ""dalgite"" in Western Australia. The Wiradjuri of New South Wales also call it ""bilby"". Greater bilby The greater bilby (""Macrotis lagotis""), often referred to simply as the bilby since the lesser bilby (""Macrotis leucura"") became extinct in the 1950s, is an Australian species of nocturnal omnivorous animal in the order Peramelemorphia. Other vernacular names include dalgyte,"
"fulva""), greater hoopoe-lark (""Alaemon alaudipes""), greater short-toed lark (""Calandrella brachydactyla""), helmeted guineafowl (""Numida meleagris""), hottentot teal (""Anas hottentota""), lanner falcon (""Falco biarmicus""), lappet-faced vulture (""Torgos tracheliotus""), laughing dove (""Streptopelia senegalensis""), Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (""Pterocles lichtensteinii""), little owl (""Athene noctua""), northern wheatear (""Oenanthe oenanthe""), Nubian bustard (""Neotis Nuba""), pallid swift (""Apus pallidus""), pygmy sunbird (""Anthreptes platurus""), red-billed teal (""Anas erythrorhyncha""), rock dove (""Columba livia""), rock martin (""Ptyonoprogne fuligula""), rufous-tailed scrub robin (""Erythropygia galactotes""), Rüppell's warbler (""Sylvia rueppelli""), sand martin (""Riparia riparia""), southern grey shrike (""Lanius meridionalis""), spotted sandgrouse (""Pterocles senegallus""), striolated bunting (""Emberiza striolata""), subalpine warbler (""Sylvia cantillans""), Sudan golden sparrow (""Passer"
"hobby (""Falco subbuteo""), lapwing (""Vanellus vanellus""), curlew (""Numenius arquata""), green sandpiper (""Tringa ochropus""), Eurasian woodcock (""Scolopax rusticola""), common snipe (""Gallinago gallinago""), collared dove (""Streptopelia decaocto""), cuckoo (""Cuculus canorus""), long-eared owl (""Asio otus""), tawny owl (""Strix aluco""), common swift (""Apus apus""), hoopoe (""Upupa epops""), grey-headed woodpecker (""Picus canus""), European green woodpecker (""Picus viridis""), barn swallow (""Hirundo rustica""), house martin (""Delichon urbica""), tree pipit (""Anthus trivialis""), dunnock (""Prunella modularis""), redstart (""Phoenicurus phoenicurus""), wheatear (""Oenanthe oenanthe""), redwing (""Turdus iliacus""), mistle thrush (""Turdus viscivorus""), sedge warbler (""Acrocephalus schoenobaenus""), aquatic warbler (""Acrocephalus paludicola""), reed warbler (""Acrocephalus scirpaceus""), icterine warbler (""Hippolais icterina""), lesser whitethroat (""Sylvia curruca""),"
"------------------------------Ewo Tiger ----------------------------Eje Lion-------------------------- Agaba Elephant -----------------Adagba Squirrel --------------------Ocha Grand Squirrel --------Okwleje Antelope -----------------Awi Gorilla-------------------- Obagwu Cow ------------------------Ena Scorpion------------- Ena/Akpe Goat-------------------- Ewu Male-goat ---------------Opi Horse ------------------Onya Sheep ------------Ala/Adangba Ram -----------------------Omede Hawk---------------------- Uche Kite ------------------------Omaga Eagle---------------------- Okpe Snake -----------------------Egwa Boa (snake)------------- Idu Python (snake)--------- Idili Lizard -----------------------Apa Mamba (snake) ---------+Aka Cobra (snake) ------------Owa Mole (snake)------------- Ekwu Viper (snake) ------------Ogwiji Crocodile ------------------Ikwu Partridge -------------------Ewa Monkey--------------------- Eka Parrot ------------------------Iga Rooster ------------------Obugwu Mice -----------------------Akoto Rat --------------------Ifu/Ikrekwu Chimpanzee ------------Ehlo Bat ------------------------Ido/udo Sparrow---------------- Egwe Finch ---------------------Aylo Vulture---------------Epu/Efu Bald Eagle ---------------Acha Tortoise --Ikinabo/Okpakwu Butterfly --------------------Ibebe Chameleon -------------Anyinya Woodpecker -Otachikpokpo Crab ---------------------------Akle Toad --------------------------Aklifu Dog ----------------------------Ewo Dove --------Okede/Okarikede"
"post-medieval folklore. In England, it was known as ""Herlaþing"" (Old English: ""Herla's assembly""), ""Woden's Hunt"", ""Herod's Hunt"", ""Cain's Hunt"", the ""Devil's Dandy Dogs"" (in Cornwall), ""Gabriel's Hounds"" (in northern England), and """" (in North America). In Wales, a comparable folk myth is known as ""Cŵn Annwn"" (Welsh: ""hounds of Annwn""). In Scandinavia, the Wild Hunt is known as ""Oskoreia"" or ""Asgårdsreia"" (originally oskurreia) (Norwegian: ""noisy riders"", ""The Ride of Asgard""), and ""Odens jakt"" or ""Vilda jakten"" (Swedish: ""the hunt of Odin"" or ""wild hunt""). In Northern France, it was known in Old French as ""Mesnée d'Hellequin"" (Old French : ""household"
"in 2010. Marvel Comics character James Howlett was given the name ""Wolverine"" because of his short stature, adamantium claws, and ferocity. In the movie ""Red Dawn"", the group of American-youth partisans fighting a communist invasion are The Wolverines, led by a character played by Patrick Swayze. The wolverine figures prominently in the mythology of the Innu people of eastern Québec and Labrador. In at least one Innu myth, it is the creator of the world. Wolverine The wolverine () (also spelled wolverene), ""Gulo gulo"" (""Gulo"" is Latin for ""glutton""), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch,"
"Bugbear A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman (or bugaboo or babau), and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. Its name is derived from the Middle English word ""bugge"" (a frightening thing), or perhaps the old Welsh word ""bwg"" (evil spirit or goblin), or old Scots ""bogill"" (goblin), and has cognates in German ""bögge"" or ""böggel-mann"" (goblin), and most probably also English ""bogeyman"" and American English ""bugaboo"". In medieval England, the Bugbear was depicted as a creepy bear that lurked in the"
"woods to scare children. It was described in this manner in an English translation of a 1565 Italian play ""The Buggbear"". In a modern context, the term ""bugbear"" may also mean pet peeve. Bugbear A bugbear is a legendary creature or type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman (or bugaboo or babau), and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. Its name is derived from the Middle English word ""bugge"" (a frightening thing), or perhaps the old Welsh word ""bwg"" (evil spirit or goblin), or old Scots ""bogill"" (goblin), and"
"Bubal hartebeest The bubal hartebeest, also known as bubal antelope or simply bubal (""Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus"") is the extinct nominal (i.e., first described) subspecies of hartebeest, that was formerly found north of the Saharan Desert. Other subspecies live currently in grasslands south of the Sahara, from Senegal in the west to Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east and down to central Tanzania. The red hartebeest and Lichtenstein's hartebeest, alternatively considered subspecies or sister species of the common hartebeest, are present in southern Africa. The bubal hartebeest was described as uniformly sand colored, save for ""an ill-defined patch of greyish on"
"semi-arid plains that are better suited to the larger, leaner, and more fleet-footed kangaroos. They also can be found on the island of New Guinea. Wallabies of several species have been introduced to other parts of the world, and there are a number of breeding introduced populations, including: The term ""wallaby"" is not well defined and can mean any macropod of moderate or small size. Therefore, the listing below is arbitrary and taken from the complete list of macropods. Genus ""Macropus"" Genus ""Petrogale"" Genus ""Lagostrophus"" Genus ""Dorcopsis"" Genus ""Onychogalea"" Genus ""Thylogale"" Genus ""Dorcopsulus"" Genus ""Wallabia"" Wallaby A wallaby is a"
"The Bubal hartebeest was declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 1994. While the populations of the red hartebeest are on the rise, those of the Tora hartebeest, already Critically Endangered, are falling. The hartebeest is extinct in Algeria, Egypt, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, and Tunisia; but has been introduced into Swaziland and Zimbabwe. It is a popular game animal due to its highly regarded meat. The vernacular name ""hartebeest"" could have originated from the obsolete Afrikaans word ""hertebeest"", literally ""deer beast"". The name was given by the Boers, based on the resemblance of the"
"""Haferbock"" and ""Habergeiß"" steal, hit or kill children. A corn spirit shaped as a bird is the ""Weizenvogel"" (""wheat bird"") or ""Rätschvogel"". The ""Getreidehahn"" or ""Troadhân"" (both ""grain rooster"") is a rooster-shaped corn demon who sits in corn field and waits for children to peck out their eyes. Other names are ""Arnhahn"", ""Erntehahn"", ""Bauthahn"" (all ""harvest rooster""), ""Herbsthahn"" (""autumn rooster"") ""Schnitthahn"" (""cut rooster""), ""Stoppelhahn"" (""stubble rooster""), ""Kornhahn"" (""corn rooster"") or ""Saathahn"" (""seed rooster""). The female equivalent of the ""Getreidehahn"" is the ""Erntehenne"" or ""Aarhenne"" (both ""harvest hen""). Other corn spirits are shaped as rabbits, deers or roe deers and also"
"state in 30 years. Around a hundred wolverines are held in zoos across North America and Europe, and they have been bred in captivity, but only with difficulty and high infant mortality. The wolverine's questionable reputation as an insatiable glutton (reflected in the Latin genus name ""Gulo"") may be in part due to a false etymology. The less common name for the animal in Norwegian, ""fjellfross"", meaning ""mountain cat"", is thought to have worked its way into German as ""Vielfraß"", which means ""glutton"" (literally ""devours much""). Its name in other West Germanic languages is similar (e.g. ). The Finnish name"
"of Africa south of the Sahara. The black wildebeest is native to the southernmost parts of the continent. Its historical range included South Africa, eSwatini, and Lesotho, but in the latter two countries, it was hunted to extinction in the 19th century. It has now been reintroduced to them and also introduced to Namibia, where it has become well established. It inhabits open plains, grasslands, and Karoo shrublands in both steep mountainous regions and lower undulating hills at altitudes varying between . In the past, it inhabited the highveld temperate grasslands during the dry winter season and the arid Karoo"
"Bushmeat Bushmeat, wildmeat, or game meat is meat from non-domesticated mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds hunted for food in tropical forests. Commercial harvesting and the trade of wildlife is considered a threat to biodiversity. Bushmeat also provides a route for a number of serious tropical diseases to spread to humans from their animal hosts. These include for example HIV/AIDS and Ebola. Bushmeat is used for sustenance in remote areas, while in major towns and cities in bushmeat eating societies it is treated as a delicacy. Today the term ""bushmeat"" is commonly used for meat of terrestrial wild or feral mammals,"
"Southern African wildcat The Southern African wildcat (""Felis lybica cafra"") is one of three subspecies of the African wildcat. It is native to southern and southeastern Africa. In 2007, it was tentatively recognised as a distinct subspecies on the basis of genetic analysis. Morphological evidence suggests the break between the subspecies in African to occur in the south-east, in the area of Tanzania and Mozambique. In Afrikaans it is called 'vaalboskat'; in Swahili 'kaka mwiw', 'kimbum', or 'kaka pori'; in Herero 'ochawhi'; in Ndebele 'igola'. It is also known in English as the 'bush cat'. The body of the Southern"
"""päkā"" 'tail; chowrie', and Lithuanian ""paustìs"" 'fur'. The bushy tail also forms the basis for the fox's Welsh name, ""llwynog"", literally 'bushy', from ""llwyn"" 'bush'. Likewise, from ""rabo"" 'tail', Lithuanian ""uodẽgis"" from ""uodegà"" 'tail', and Ojibwa ""waagosh"" from ""waa"", which refers to the up and down ""bounce"" or flickering of an animal or its tail. The scientific term ""vulpes"" derives from the Latin word for fox, and gives the adjectives ""vulpine"" and ""vulpecular"". The red fox is considered a more specialised form of ""Vulpes"" than the Afghan, corsac and Bengal foxes in the direction of size and adaptation to carnivory;"
"500 bird species are found there. This high diversity is a function of diverse habitats, including riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and woodlands. Blue wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, and buffalos are some of the commonly found large mammals in the region. There has been controversy about a proposed road to be built through the Serengeti. Serengeti is derived from the Maasai language, Maa; specifically, ""Serengit"" meaning ""Endless Plains"". Much of the Serengeti was known to outsiders as Maasailand. The Maasai are known as fierce warriors and live alongside most wild animals with an aversion to eating game and birds, subsisting exclusively"
"and ""wantibirri"". Some authors propose that there was a difference between camp dingoes and wild dingoes as they had different names among indigenous tribes. The people of the Yarralin, Northern Territory region frequently call those dingoes that live with them ""walaku"", and those that live in the wilderness ""ngurakin"". They also use the name ""walaku"" to refer to both dingoes and dogs. The colonial settlers of New South Wales wrote using the name dingo only for camp dogs. It is proposed that in New South Wales the camp dingoes only became wild after the collapse of aboriginal society. Dogs associated"
"the willie wagtail will often harass much larger birds such as the laughing kookaburra and wedge-tailed eagle. It has responded well to human alteration of the landscape and is a common sight in urban lawns, parks, and gardens. It was widely featured in Aboriginal folklore around the country as either a bringer of bad news or a stealer of secrets. The willie wagtail was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 as ""Turdus leucophrys"". Its specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek words ""leukos"" ""white"" and ""ǒphrys"" ""eyebrow"". Other early scientific names include ""Muscicapa tricolor"" by"
"Wigwam was a warm and welcome home where Indians could be Indians, sleep in buffalo skins and tipis, walk in the woods, have a hearty breakfast, smoke their pipes and tell of their stories and deeds. On one occasion 150 Indians with Buffalo Bill's Wild West camped in the forests of The Wigwam. Oglala Lakota Chiefs Iron Tail and Flying Hawk considered The Wigwam their home in the East. Oglala Lakota Chiefs American Horse, Blue Horse, John Grass, Black Thunder, Whirlwind Horse, Turkey Legs, Lone Bear, Iron Cloud, Bear Dog, Yellow Boy, Rain-In-The-Face, Hollow Horn Bear, Kills-Close-To-Lodge, Red Eagle, Good"
"the calves are targeted mainly by the hyenas, while lions attack the adults. The black wildebeest is a gregarious animal with a complex social structure comprising three distinct groups, the female herds consisting of adult females and their young, the bachelor herds consisting only of yearlings and older males, and territorial bulls. The number of females per herd is variable, generally ranging from 14 to 32, but is highest in the densest populations and also increases with forage density. A strong attachment exists among members of the female herd, many of which are related to each other. Large herds often"