blue wildebeest ( Connochaetes taurinus), drinking from a waterhole during the night, Shompole wilderness, Shompole Community, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

connochaetes taurinus savanna adult alone drink to overview reflection night dark watering place connochaetes three quarter shot thirst east african rift valley blue wildebeest connochaetes taurinus puddle march month private reserve water surface black background nobody shompole conservancy savannas adults single lonely only solo one lone drinking lap lapping drunk overviews global sight global sights full length reflections mirror image reflected reflecting nights nightime darkness sink backwaters watering places backwater waterhole waterholes three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length thirsting great rift valley rift valley blue gnus blue wildebeests connochaetes taurinus blue gnu puddles private reserves water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces black backgrounds with nobody low formation area stage of development individual feeding behaviour light effect ambiance freshwater wetland area bovidae artiodactyla mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota fracture geology landform earth's crust gnu connochaetes sp bovidae even toed ungulate ungulate mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal iucn red list of threatened species species artificial wetland area natural reserve environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment water matter rift valley province kenya east africa africa