
The specific name taurinus originates from the Greek word tauros, which means a bull or bullock. The generic name Connochaetes derives from the Greek words κόννος, kónnos, "beard", and χαίτη, khaítē, "flowing hair", "mane". gnou), and is placed in the family Bovidae, ruminant animals with cloven hooves. It shares the genus Connochaetes with the black wildebeest (C.

The blue wildebeest was first described by English naturalist William John Burchell in 1824 and he gave it the scientific name Connochaetes taurinus.

The Blue Wildebeest ( Connochaetes gnou) is a large African antelope available for download in Planet Zoo.
