Blue wildebeest form part of the largest remaining aggregation of large land mammals. The need to follow seasonal rains and fresh grazing leads to the famously vast Serengeti-Masai Mara migration. The rains also signal a brief period when nearly all blue wildebeest calves are born. The calves can stand within six minutes of birth and follow their mother within 15 - a necessary survival strategy, as having this many young in one place makes a bountiful feast for savannah predators. The spectacular migration can be followed in video clips from series such as Big Cat Diary and Wild Africa.

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Blue wildebeest young can stand within six minutes of being born.


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