The
gnu, also called
wildebeest, is a large hooved (
ungulate) mammal of the genus
Connochaetes?, which includes two species, both native to Africa:
C. gnou, the "black" wildebeest, and
C. taurinus, the "blue" wildebeest. The genus belongs to the family Bovidae
?, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, and other even-toed horned ungulates.
See also GNU (the software project).
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