The Gnu's World: Serengeti Wildebeest Ecology and Life History

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The Gnu’s World The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the General Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation. The Gnu’s World Serengeti Wildebeest Ecology and Life History Richard D. Estes university of california press Berkeley • Los Angeles • London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England 2014 by Richard Despard Estes Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Estes, Richard. The gnu’s world : Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / Richard D. Estes. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978–0-520–27318–4 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978–0-520–27319–1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Gnus—Tanzania—Serengeti Plain. I. Title. ql737.u53e88 2014 599.64′59—dc23 2013031723 Manufactured in the United States of America 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 2002) (Permanence of Paper). To Runi Without whose collaboration, companionship, and support conducting research in Africa over the past half century would have been far less rewarding or even possible ...