Description
6 September 2009 - Crescent Island, Lake Naivasha, Kenya Common Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), subspecies Western White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi) For those who like the biological details: Click a link and you'll go to the Flickr photo page for that rank in the biological classification. Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren Order: Artiodactyla; Even-toed Ungulates / Evenhoevigen Suborder: Cetruminantia; Ruminants, Whales and Hippos / Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden Infraorder: Pecora; Ruminants / Herkauwers Family: Bovidae; Bovids; Antelopes, Gazelles, Buffalos, Sheep, Cattle / Holhoornigen; Antilopen, Gazelles, Buffels, Schapen, Runderen Subfamily: Alcelaphinae; Wildebeests, Hartebeests, Topis / Koeantilopen Genus: Connochaetes; Wildebeests / Gnoes Species: Connochaetes taurinus; Common Wildebeest / Gewone Gnoe Subspecies: Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi; Western White-bearded Wildebeest / Westelijke Witbaardgnoe

