Gnu animals. Found in Southern and Eastern Africa, the gnu (pronounced g-nu or new) is a really unique animal that looks like a combination of many other. With its ox-like head, the mane of a horse and buffalo horns it may not be as attractive as our website – …

26/06/2017 · Gnu are a food source for spotted hyenas, lions, cheetahs and African wild dogs. When faced with predators, gnu herds are very protective. Members will bunch together, stamp, sound alarm calls and ...

However, there is more to these animals than just being hoofed African antelopes that travel 3,000 kilometers in search of grass. The wildebeest is an African ungulate that is commonly known as ‘Gnu.’ It is predominantly found in Eastern and Southern Africa. There are two species of this animal, the Blue Wildebeest, and the Black Wildebeest.

The word gnu is more controversial, with some sources saying it stems from the Khoekhoe name for the animals, t’gnu. Opposing sources claim that the word derives from the San people’s name for the black wildebeest, !nu. Dutch settlers first saw wildebeest in the 1700s as they trekked to South Africa’s center.