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The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in northern Tanzania that stretches over 14,763 km 2 (5,700 sq mi). [1] It is located in eastern Mara Region and northeastern Simiyu Region and contains over 1.5 million ha (3.7 million acres) of virgin savanna .
The Serengeti has some of East Africa's finest game areas. [20] Besides being known for the great migration, the Serengeti is also famous for its abundant large predators. The ecosystem is home to over 3,000 lions, 1,000 African leopards, [21] and 7,700 to 8,700 spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). [22] The East African cheetah is also present in ...
The geography of the park is seen formed by the serrated blue volcanic peaks that rise from the extensive Maasai steppes. It lies within the riverine and palustrine wetland ecosystem. Wild animals seen are troops of baboons, blue monkeys, bushbuck, giraffes, tree climbing lions, squadrons of banded mongoose, Kirk's dik-dik and pairs of ...
I stayed at one of the most expensive lodges next to the Serengeti National Park, where I fell asleep to lions roaring by my $2,585-a-night tent Monica Humphries Updated December 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM
No. 1: It’s a boy! Meet little Moja, the Fort Worth Zoo’s first lion cub birth since 2015. This little guy was born at Fort Worth Zoo just before Halloween and weighed only 2.7 pounds.
Lions tend to dominate cheetahs and leopards, steal their kills and kill their cubs and even adults when given the chance. [149] Cheetahs often lose their kills to lions or other predators. [150] A study in the Serengeti ecosystem revealed that lions killed at least 17 of 125 cheetah cubs born between 1987 and 1990. [151]
The big five. In Africa, the Big five game animals are the lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and African buffalo. [1] The term was coined by big-game hunters to refer to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot, [2] [3] [4] but is now more widely used by game viewing tourists and safari tour operators.
In the Serengeti, they follow the larger herbivores, such as plains zebras and blue wildebeests as they mow down the taller grasses. [18] In the wild, Thomson's gazelles can live 10–15 years. Their major predators are cheetahs , which are able to attain higher speeds, but gazelles can outlast them in long chases and are able to make turns ...