THE recent birth of two wildebeest calves on the slopes of Table mountain are the first in at least two years because the bulls are too busy fighting each other to woo the cows, says the Cape Peninsula National Park. Representative Philip Prins said last year 35 animals were kept in the camp at the Groote Schuur Estate but because the bull-cow ratio was not balanced, they had to remove some of the animals. Twenty-three wildebeest – 20 of which were bulls – were removed by the South African National Parks during last year and some of the animals were sold to a farmer near Piketberg, Prins said.