gnus
Serengeti migration herds
Gnus are large African antelopes with a shaggy mane, curved horns, and a humped back—also called wildebeests.
They travel in vast herds across the savanna, famous for their annual migration.
The plural is spelled like the computing acronym GNU but pronounced with a hard G: a herd of gnus.
Large African grazing antelope
- antelopeSwift horned grazer
- bovidHollow-horned ruminant family
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
ruminant · hooves · horned · cloven · quadruped · brindled · graze · calf
Frenzied mass flight
- migrationMovement to new territory
- calvingIce mass separation
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
territorial · dominance · hierarchy · bulls · cows · calves · social · cluster
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- acaciaThorny warm-climate shrub
- veldAfrican open grassland
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
habitat · bushveld · flora · fauna · biodiversity · plateau · thornbush · kopje
Large South American rodent
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- journeyTravel from place to place
- trekArduous overland journey
route · instinct · survival · nomadic · annual · cycle · crocodiles · predation
Preventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- safariWildlife observation journey
- ecotourismConservation-minded nature tourism
predation · lions · hyenas · crocodiles · cheetahs · zebras · documentary · culling
wildebeest
Large African grazing antelope
herbivore · ruminant · hooves · horned · cloven · quadruped · brindled · graze · calf · bull
stampede
Frenzied mass flight
- migrationMovement to new territory
- calvingIce mass separation
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
grouping · territorial · dominance · hierarchy · bulls · cows · calves · social · cluster · assembly
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
ecosystem · habitat · bushveld · flora · fauna · biodiversity · plateau · thornbush · kopje
mara
Large South American rodent
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- journeyTravel from place to place
trek · route · instinct · survival · nomadic · annual · cycle · crocodiles · predation
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- safariWildlife observation journey
ecotourism · predation · lions · hyenas · crocodiles · cheetahs · zebras · documentary · culling · population
gnuslions
Large African wild felines
crocodiles · Nile crocodiles · hyenas · spotted hyenas · African wild dogs