▁The ▁blue ▁w ilde be est ▁was ▁first ▁known ▁to ▁western ers ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁a ▁century ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁one ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁w ilde be est , ▁C . ▁al bo jub atus , ▁was ▁identified ▁in ▁eastern ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁two ▁separate ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁w ilde be est ▁were ▁introduced , ▁namely ▁G org on ▁a . ▁al bo jub atus ▁(" A th i ▁white - be arded ▁w ilde be est ") ▁and ▁G . ▁a . ▁me arn si ▁(" Lo ita ▁white - be arded ▁w ilde be est "). ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁merged ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁race , ▁Con no cha etes ▁t aur inus ▁al bo jub atus . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁two ▁separate ▁forms ▁were ▁recogn ised , ▁G org on ▁t aur inus ▁he cki ▁and ▁G . ▁t . ▁al bo jub atus . ▁Finally , ▁two ▁distinct ▁types ▁of ▁w ilde be est ▁– ▁the ▁blue ▁and ▁black ▁w ilde be est ▁– ▁were ▁identified . ▁The ▁blue ▁w ilde be est ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁placed ▁under ▁a ▁separate ▁genus , ▁G org on , ▁while ▁the ▁black ▁w ilde be est ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁genus ▁Con no cha etes . ▁Today , ▁they