Off The Beat: Wild as the wind in the Serengeti, northern Tanzania

Sometimes, the wildebeests will form a single line to cross the river. Photos: The Star/Wong Chun Wai

The wildebeest isn’t exactly the best-known animal to most of us here. They aren’t striking in appearance and people often mistake them for buffaloes or wild cows of Africa, or at least assume they have similar lineage.

However, they are antelopes, although they belong to the family which includes cattle, goats, sheep and other even-toed species.