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Dinosaur riddles are old, but antelope riddles are gnu. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023 The protesters might instead have been using signs with a kangaroo or an elephant or a gnu. —Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2021 Then cruise the Rufiji River to watch for elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, and brindled gnu. —Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 14 June 2019 In short, no gnus is bad news—and gnu populations are on the decline. —Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 11 July 2018 Finally, after nearly 80 years, the Detroit Zoo has gotten some gnu animals. —Bryce Airgood, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2018 Last Tuesday, the 8-by-12-foot glass fronts came down from dioramas of lowland gorillas and takin (a gnu goat from mountainous western China), and the sweet smell of old preservative filled the air. —Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 2018