A wildebeest is a large wild animal of Africa, a kind of antelope, with a heavy head, curved horns, a beard of hair under the neck, a mane along the back of the neck, and a long thin tail. It looks a little like a cow at the front and a horse at the back, which is why people notice it. It eats grass and lives on the open plains of eastern and southern Africa.

A wildebeestwildebeest is a large wild animal of Africa是非洲的一種大型野生動物， a kind of antelope屬於羚羊的一種， with a heavy head頭部厚重、 curved horns角向內彎曲、 a beard of hair under the neck脖子下方有一撮鬍鬚般的毛、 a mane along the back of the neck脖子後方有鬃毛、 and and a long thin tail一條又長又細的尾巴。 It它 looks a little like a cow at the front前半身有點像牛 and and a horse at the back後半身有點像馬， which is why這也是為什麼 people notice it大家會特別注意到牠。 It它 eats grass吃草 and and lives on the open plains of eastern and southern Africa生活在東非和南非的開闊平原上。

Wildebeest are most famous for moving together. More than a million of them travel in one huge group across Tanzania and Kenya every year, following the rain and the new grass, crossing rivers full of crocodiles. This is what people mean by "the great migration", and it is the picture most English speakers have when they hear the word.

Wildebeestwildebeest are most famous最有名的就是 for moving together牠們會集體移動。 More than a million of them超過一百萬隻 travel in one huge group成群結隊 across Tanzania and Kenya橫越坦尚尼亞和肯亞 every year每年， following the rain and the new grass追著雨水和新長的草前進， crossing rivers full of crocodiles還會渡過滿是鱷魚的河流。 This is what people mean by這就是大家說的 "the great migration"「the great migration」（大遷徙）， and而 it is the picture也是那個畫面 most English speakers have大多數英語母語者腦中會有的 when they hear the word當他們聽到這個字的時候。

The plural is unusual. Both "wildebeest" and "wildebeests" are correct, but people who talk about them a lot — guides, nature programmes — normally say "wildebeest" for both one and many: "we saw thousands of wildebeest." That works like "sheep" and "deer".

The plural它的複數形式 is unusual有點特別。 Both "wildebeest" and "wildebeests" are correct「wildebeest」和「wildebeests」兩種都對， but但 people who talk about them a lot常常在講這種動物的人 — guides導遊、 nature programmes自然節目 — normally say "wildebeest" for both one and many通常單複數都用「wildebeest」： "we saw thousands of wildebeest."「we saw thousands of wildebeest」。 That works like這就跟 "sheep" and "deer"「sheep」和「deer」一樣。

The animal has a second English name, gnu, said "noo" (the g is silent). Gnu and wildebeest mean the same animal. Wildebeest is the ordinary word today; gnu turns up in crossword puzzles and old books.

The animal這種動物 has a second English name還有第二個英文名字， gnugnu， said "noo"唸作「noo」 (the g is silent)（g 不發音）。 GnuGnu and and wildebeestwildebeest mean the same animal指的是同一種動物。 Wildebeestwildebeest is the ordinary word today現在一般都用這個字； gnugnu turns up則常出現 in crossword puzzles and old books在填字遊戲和舊書裡。