"Wildebeest (/ˈwɪldɪbiːst/ WIL-dib-eest,[2][3][4] /ˈvɪl-/ VIL-,[4]), also called gnu (/nuː/ NOO or /njuː/ NEW),[5][6][7] are antelopes of the genus Connochaetes and native to Eastern and Southern Africa. They belong to the family Bovidae, which includes true antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates. There are two species of wildebeest: the black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (C. taurinus)."