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MammalMAP:   23745
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3218DA
Observer:   Oschadleus HD
Date of record:   2018-02-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   212020
Species name:   Connochaetes gnou
Common name:   Black Wildebeest -- White-tailed Gnu
Family:   Bovidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   wildebeest
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-23745
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 23745 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   James Adriaan Harrison
Comment:   White tail and shape of horns. The animal on the right is an albino Blesbok or Bontebok.
Date:   2018-02-18 22:17:45
Species name:   Connochaetes gnou -- Black Wildebeest; White-tailed Gnu
Species code:   212020

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