legend of the wildebeest

At the beginning of time God creating the planet. He added oceans and land, rivers and mountains. He had created a wonderful world but someshing was missing.

So He created animals.  First the zebra to bring beauty. Then the lion with its great speed and prowess. And the Buffalo with its great strength. God continued to create more animals, each with its unique benefit.

When all this creating was done God realized there were parts left over.

Not wanting to waste the parts he decided he would use the left overs to create one last animal – the wildebeest.

So from the Horse he took the mane
     from the Lion he took the tail
     from the Cow he took the body
     from the Buffalo he took the horns
     from the Hyena he took the rear legs
     from the Zebra he took the stripes
     from the Goat he took the beard
     from the Mule he took the face

That is why the wildebeest is called the "leftover" animal.