{"id":195795,"date":"2022-09-30T12:16:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/natures-corner-daytrip-in-the-kruger-national-park-2\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T12:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:16:07","slug":"natures-corner-daytrip-in-the-kruger-national-park-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/en\/natures-corner-daytrip-in-the-kruger-national-park-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature\u2019s Corner \u2013 Daytrip in the Kruger National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Alana Bailey<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue wildebeest and impala graze together at Kwaggspan in the Kruger National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten fun facts about blue wildebeest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 They are closely related to cattle, goats and sheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Blue and black wildebeest are the largest of all antelopes. Blue wildebeest may weigh from 118 to 270 kilograms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Both bulls and cows have horns, which grow to about 45 to 78 centimetres in length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Male blue wildebeest can bellow so loudly that the sound can be heard up to 2 kilometres away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Their gestation period is eight to eight and a half months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Calves weigh approximately 20 to 22 kilograms at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 They learn to walk within minutes of birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Calves are weaned at the age of six to nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Blue wildebeest can live up to 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 When predators threaten them, blue wildebeest will stand together protectively, bellow warnings and even try to chase the predators away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, not far from the beginning of the video, one can see an impala ram with a broken horn. Most likely he broke the horn earlier in a fight with another ram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The footage was posted by Katie and Andr\u00e9 of Two-V Productions on their You Tube channel. We thank them for their great videos. Please subscribe to their YouTube channel and follow their <a href=\"http:\/\/[https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/OpVlerke].\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page. Books in their <em>Op Vlerke<\/em> series can be ordered from <a href=\"http:\/\/[https:\/\/www.kraaluitgewers.co.za]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AfriForum Uitgewers<\/a> and should be available in the shops in the rest camps of the Kruger National Park soon. Please note that the books are published in Afrikaans only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blue Wildebeest and Impala rams, interaction at Kwaggaspan in the Kruger National Park.\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lF1le9K2Dhw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alana Bailey Blue wildebeest and impala graze together at Kwaggspan in the Kruger National Park. 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