Baby's First Steps: Wildebeest
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Q: How would you describe the savanna habitat?
A: Low, grassy plains with few trees. Home to many millions of animals — elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, zebras, rhinos, lions, wildebeest, etc. It covers almost half of Africa. The weather constantly changes, from long periods of very dry weather to downpouring rain. It has more large predators than anywhere else in the world.
Q: How does the baby wildebeest protect itself after it's born?
A: It begins learning to walk immediately and is always on the move. It can run at 50 mph.
Q: How is there safety in numbers for the wildebeest?
A: There are so many calves born each day, a calf would be very unlikely to be the one targeted by a predator.
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