A few nice wild animals images I found:
Injured Nyassaland Wildebeest & Grant's Zebra's - Mikumi NP, Tanzania
Image by David d'O
16 October 2009 - Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Injured Common Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), subspecies Nyassaland Wildebeest or Johnston's Wildebeest or Nyassa Gnu (Connochaetes taurinus johnstoni)
The wildebeest limped with its foreleg and hided out with this group of zebras.
For those who like the biological details:
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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 johnstoni; Nyassaland Wildebeest, Johnston's Wildebeest or Nyassa Gnu / Mozambiquegnoe
Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Perissodactyla; Odd-toed Ungulates / Onevenhoevigen
Suborder: Hippomorpha; Horses and allies / Paardachtigen
Family: Equidae; Horses and allies / Paardachtigen
Genus: Equus; Horses / Paarden
Species: Equus quagga; Plains Zebra / Steppezebra
Subspecies: Equus quagga boehmi; Grant's Zebra / Grantzebra
Hippopotamus with Red-billed Oxpeckers- Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Image by David d'O
16 October 2009 - Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. Hippopotamus / Nijlpaard (Hippopotamus amphibius) with Red-billed Oxpecker / Roodsnavelossenpikker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on its back.
For those who like the biological details:
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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: Cetancodonta; Whales, Dolphins, Hippos / Walvissen, Dolfijnen, Nijlpaarden
Family: Hippopotamidae; Hippopotamuses / Nijlpaarden
Genus: Hippopotamus; Hippopotamuses / Nijlpaarden
Species: Hippopotamus amphibius; Hippopotamus / Nijlpaard
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Aves; Birds / Vogels
Order: Passeriformes; Passerines or Perching Birds / Zangvogels
Suborder: Passeri; Songbirds or Oscines / Zangvogels
Infraorder: Passerida
Superfamily: Muscicapoidea; Thrushes, Starlings, Flycatchers, etc. / Lijsters, Spreeuwen, Vliegenvangers, etc.
Family: Buphagidae; Oxpeckers / Ossenpikkers
Genus: Buphagus; Oxpeckers / Ossenpikkers
Species: Buphagus erythrorhynchus; Red-billed Oxpecker / Roodsnavelossenpikker
IUCN status: Least Concern
