The Great Wildebeest Migration
The Wildebeest Migration takes place each year between the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. Over 1 million Wildebeests are believed to participate in this mass exodus. The wildebeests’ journey is dictated primarily by their response to the weather; they follow the rains and the growth of new grass. Although there is no scientific proof that this is true, it seems that they, as well as other animals react to lightning and thunderstorms in the distance. The Wildebeests are accompanied by large numbers of zebra, and smaller numbers of Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, eland and impala. Lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs among others closely follow the Migration to prey on the herbivores. With the … Learn More