The Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus), Also Called The Common Wildebeest, Is A Large Antelope And One Of Two Species Of Wildebeest. It Grows To 115-145 Cm Shoulder Height And Attains A Body Mass Of 168-274 Kg. They Range The Open Plains, Bushveld And Dry Woodlands Of Southern And East Africa, Realizing A Life Span In Excess Of Twenty Years. This Herbivore Is A Grazing Animal That Is Often Sighted In Open Grasslands Or Clearings In A Savanna. Photo