−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Blue Wildebeest Habitat Requirements
Connochaetes taurinus · Mammal · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Terrain share
✓OfficialAllowed share of the habitat floor for each terrain type. The bar spans the minimum to maximum share.
- Sand 0%–20%
- Soil 20%–60%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Long Grass 25%–80%
- Waterlogged 0%–10%
- Grass 30%–80%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 4–20
- Bachelor group
- 9 male / 20 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 19 female
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.71 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.29 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 2 yr
- Litter size
- 1
- Juvenile
- 2 yr
- Adult
- 13 yr
- Elderly
- 6yr
- Food cost per period
- 169
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
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Black Wildebeest✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Cape Buffalo✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Common Ostrich✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on the Blue Wildebeest entry only. -
Common Warthog✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Gemsbok✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Masai Giraffe✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Nyala✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Plains Zebra✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Reticulated Giraffe✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Sable Antelope✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Springbok✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
Thomson's Gazelle✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on both entries. -
White-Backed Vulture✓ ThrivingListed as thriving in the official data, on the Blue Wildebeest entry only.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Grab Ball
- Herb Scent Marker
- Large Ball
- Rubbing Pillar
- Plant Screen
- Mud Bath
- Ball on Chain
Food enrichment
- Grazing Ball Feeder
- Barrel Feeder - Hanging
- Hanging Grazer Feeder
- Veggie Jelly Cake
- Melon Feeder
- Scarecrow Feeder
- Barrel Feeder - Small
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Least Concern
- Size (shoulder height)
- 1.4 m / 1.2 m
- Weight
- 227.5 kg / 200 kg
- Colour morphs
- Albino, Erythristic, King Morph
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
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Albino -
Erythristic -
King Morph
Official in-game portraits of the Blue Wildebeest colour morphs.
How much area for N Blue Wildebeests?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Blue Wildebeest need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 14–36 °C for the Blue Wildebeest. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Blue Wildebeest need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 410 m² of land for the first animal (+40 m² for each extra animal). For example, 490 m² of land for three.
How many Blue Wildebeests can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 4–20. Bachelor groups allow up to 9 males or 20 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 19 females.
What barrier does the Blue Wildebeest need?
A Grade 2 barrier at least 1.25 m high.
Which animals can live with the Blue Wildebeest?
The official Zoopedia lists 13 thriving cohabitants (Black Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture).
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.
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