But sooner or later the females break away and move on to better grazing. A conspicious feature of the territory is the dingpile, where the male defaecates regularly as a signpost of his property. There are frequent encounters with the males of the adjecent territory. Both drop to their knees and engage the rival with horn lunges. They push for a while and disengage again.
Most disputes are mere demonstrations and often to be watched in the morning or in late afternoon.
Birth are limited to a few weeks each year between January and April, the big numbers increase their chances of the individuals to stay undetected from predators. The juveniles are often gathered in small groups within the herd. Social activity is confined to early morning and late afternoon, the hot midday hours are taken with ruminating. The other hours of day and night are spend with feeding, the diet consists to 98 percent of gras. The wanderings Wildebeest are unique in their ability to smell rain over a high distance.