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Kidepo National Park
East Africa
UGANDA
Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve Queen Elizabeth National Park Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Parc National des Volcans Lake Victoria Serengeti Ngorongoro Conservation Area Lake Manyara Mahale Mountains Kibale Forest Budongo Forest Reserve Kampala
KENYA
Samburu Meru
Aberdare Mt. Maasai Nakuru Kenya Mara Nairobi Amboseli
Tsavo East Lamu
RWANDA BURUNDI
Mt. Kilimanjaro Tarangire Saadani Game Reserve
Tsavo West
Mombasa Pemba Island Zanzibar Island
Dar es Salaam Mikumi
Kitavi
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Ruaha Selous
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TANZANIA
The Migration
The migration of millions of White-bearded Wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of Burchells Zebra is a sight to behold. Following the rains, these mammals are regularly on the move between Kenyas Maasai Mara and the Serengeti region in Tanzania, enabling visitors to observe this amazing spectacle at various times of the year in different places. Zebra usually lead the way, with gazelles accompanying the herds for short distances. They move by instinct, nature dictating when to move where, and with grazing taking up some sixteen hours each day, the grass plains are left bare within a matter of days. It is a hazardous journey, with Lion, Leopard, Hyena, Wild Dog, jackal and countless birds of prey constantly on the look out for their next meal, and of course Nile Crocodiles lying in wait at the fast-flowing river crossings such as the Grumeti and the Mara. Rutting occurs along the way, with a peak in births occurring in January and February in the southern region of the Serengeti and the north-western region of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Although this further debilitates the herds of wildebeest and zebra, it is known that less than half a percent of new born calves are taken at this time. So although many a life is lost, millions live on, offering us what probably remains the greatest wildlife spectacle on the planet!
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