Description of Taxidermy For Sale
This is a stunning Blue Wildebeest wall pedestal taxidermy mount. It is posed with the head in an semi-upright position looking straight forward out into the room. The thick, shaggy hair and strong hide quality are both exceptional, as are the horns, achieving a SCI Bronze Medal Score of 74 0/8'. The craftsmanship on this mount is equally outstanding, earning this item our coveted Premier Plus overall quality rating. All applicable dimensions are included to help ensure this item will fit within your intended display space.
- This Blue Wildebeest exceeds the Safari Club International Bronze Medal trophy book score requirement. General Information about the Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
The Blue Wildebeest can be found in the savannas, woodlands and plains of both eastern and southern Africa. It is also called the common wildebeest, black-tailed wildebeest or the white-bearded wildebeest and shares its name with only one other type of specie - the black wildebeest. Males can weigh over 600 lbs growing horns that curve horizontally outward from the head, making a curl back inward toward the tip. Wildebeest require water every few days, so a near by water source is vital to combat the heat of the African plains. This need for water often brings them to rivers, where they must avoid land predators such as the Lion and Hyena, as well as Crocodiles that lie patiently in the water ready to ambush the Wildebeest as it comes to drink at the rivers edge. Their diet consists mostly of grasses and short green vegetation, as their rounded mouth makes eating other browse difficult. Record Book Score Classes for the Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Safari Club Internationa