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Hippopotamus Saves Wildebeest From Crocodile
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Etymology
The wildebeest (/ˈwɪldəbiːst/ wil-də-beest or /ˈvɪl-/ vil-, plural wildebeest or wildebeests, wildebeesties (juv)), also called the gnu (/ˈnuː/ noo or /ˈnjuː/ new) is an antelope of the genus Connochaetes. Wildebeest is Dutch for "wild beast" or "wild cattle" in Afrikaans (bees = cattle), while Connochaetes derives from the Greek words κόννος, kónnos, "beard", and χαίτη, khaítē, "flowing hair", "mane". The name "gnu" originates from the Khoikhoi name for these animals, t'gnu.
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