The wildebeest, a member of the antelope species also known as a gnu (pronounced “new”), has in recent years seen its name co-opted to denote a broad range of things — from an unattractive woman to a ...

COLUMBUS — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the arrival of the first wildebeest calf born at the facility in central Ohio. The calf is currently nameless and the sex hasn’t been determined.

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — The owner of Zootastic told Eyewitness News he's being investigated by the federal government after a woman was attacked by a wildebeest at the zoo in Statesville. "The people ...

A woman was hospitalized after being attacked by a wildebeest in front of dozens of schoolchildren at a North Carolina zoo. Kimberly Hillman, a member of staff at Zootastic, Iredell County, was ...

A woman attacked by an exotic animal at a North Carolina zoo is out of the hospital and recovering Monday night. The staff at Zootastic in Troutman was taking school children on a drive through the ...

A former Vinton Township fiscal officer used public money to buy kayaks, hot tubs, a popcorn cart, a drum set, a snow cone machine, a CPR manikin, two snow owls and a wildebeest, according to a state ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The Fort Wayne, Ind., Children's Zoo has been fined $825 for an October escape of five wildebeests that resulted in the death of two of them. The wildebeests, a type ...

A former public official in Ohio was convicted of using public funds to purchase wild animals and other items for his roadside zoo and Airbnb rental. Details of how a convicted town official used ...