Conservationists are calling last weeks mass suicide "heartbreaking" after 10,000 wildebeests drowned themselves. Wildebeest expert Terilyn Lemaire attributed the deaths to a seasonal migration, which has historically triggered suicides on a smaller scale, rarely exceeding 1,000. The tragedy took place during the group's ritual river-crossing, when the leader wildebeest is said to have chosen a "particularly treacherous crossing point."None of the remaining one million wildebeest could be reached for comment.
10,000 Wildebeest Drown in Migration "Pileup" - National Geographic News
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