▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁cal ves ▁are ▁soon ▁active ▁and ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁with ▁the ▁her d , ▁a ▁fact ▁necessary ▁for ▁their ▁surv ival . ▁Nevertheless , ▁some ▁fall ▁pre y ▁to ▁large ▁car n iv ores , ▁especially ▁the ▁sp otted ▁hy ena . ▁▁ ▁Wil de be est ▁often ▁gra ze ▁in ▁mixed ▁her ds ▁with ▁z eb ra , ▁which ▁gives ▁height ened ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁potential ▁pred ators . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁alert ▁to ▁the ▁warning ▁signals ▁em itted ▁by ▁other ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁b ab o ons . ▁Wil de be est ▁are ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁but ▁comp ete ▁with ▁domestic ated ▁liv est ock ▁for ▁past ure ▁and ▁are ▁sometimes ▁bl amed ▁by ▁far mers ▁for ▁transfer ring ▁dise ases ▁and ▁par as ites ▁to ▁their ▁cattle . ▁Some ▁illegal ▁hunting ▁goes ▁on ▁but ▁the ▁population ▁tr end ▁is ▁fairly ▁stable ▁and ▁some ▁populations ▁are ▁in ▁national ▁par ks ▁or ▁on ▁private ▁land . ▁The ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁lists ▁both ▁as ▁least - con c ern ▁species . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁Wil de be est ▁is ▁Dutch ▁for ▁" w ild ▁be ast " ▁or ▁" w ild ▁cattle " ▁in ▁A frika ans ▁( be es ▁" c attle "), ▁while ▁Con no cha etes ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁words ▁ κ ό ν ν ος , ▁k ón nos , ▁" be ard ", ▁and ▁ χ α ί