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The spectacular wildlife witnessed in the park generally refers to the great wildebeest migration [32] where a million wildebeests [33] chase green lands across the rolling plains of Serengeti in Tanzania and Masai Mara in Kenya. Sometimes they are seen in 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) long columns migrating across the rivers to the north ...
Video of a wildebeest feeding its calf. Wildebeest do not form permanent pair bonds and during the mating season, or rut, the males establish temporary territories and try to attract females into them. These small territories are about 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft; 0.74 acres), with up to 300 territories per 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi ...
Stunning footage shows the moment a herd of wildebeest charged across a body of water during their annual migration across savanna in southwest Kenya.This video by Geoff Mayes, who runs camping ...
1 Wildebeest on migration in East Africa Toggle the table of contents Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Wildebeest herd on migration following a few zebra in Masai Mara, Kenya
The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras. During the dry season thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas. It covers an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers (1,100 square miles.)
The Great Migration normally happens from July depending on weather as the wildebeest Moves in large numbers crossing river Mara from Tanzania. The Greater Mara ecosystem encompasses areas known as the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Mara Triangle , several Maasai group ranches, and Maasai Mara conservancies .
The Serengeti is well known for the largest annual animal migration in the world of over 1.5 million blue wildebeest and 250,000 zebra along with smaller herds of Thomson's gazelle and eland. [2] The national park is also home to the largest lion population in Africa. It is under threat from deforestation, population growth, poaching, and ranching.
Flamingo migration at the Makgadikgadi Pan Very little wildlife can exist here during the harsh dry season of strong hot winds and only salt water, but following a rain the pan becomes an important habitat for migrating animals including wildebeest and one of Africa 's biggest zebra populations, and the large predators that prey on them.