each year the Serengeti plains in Tanzania play host to one of the
Tanzania play host to one of the
Tanzania play host to one of the greatest animal migrations on earth some
greatest animal migrations on earth some
greatest animal migrations on earth some 2 million animals begin a round trip
2 million animals begin a round trip
2 million animals begin a round trip that will take them almost 2,000 miles
that will take them almost 2,000 miles
that will take them almost 2,000 miles fossil evidence suggests that modern
fossil evidence suggests that modern
fossil evidence suggests that modern wildebeest grazed these Plains more than
wildebeest grazed these Plains more than
wildebeest grazed these Plains more than a million years ago at the beginning of
a million years ago at the beginning of
a million years ago at the beginning of each year the wildebeest congregate on
each year the wildebeest congregate on
each year the wildebeest congregate on the fringes of the Serengeti all giving
the fringes of the Serengeti all giving
the fringes of the Serengeti all giving birth in the same month rapidly their
birth in the same month rapidly their
birth in the same month rapidly their numbers swell the calves can run as fast
numbers swell the calves can run as fast
numbers swell the calves can run as fast as their mothers within two days of
as their mothers within two days of
as their mothers within two days of being born no one knows what triggers
being born no one knows what triggers
being born no one knows what triggers the migration there is no discernable
the migration there is no discernable
the migration there is no discernable signal it just takes one or two to sniff
signal it just takes one or two to sniff
signal it just takes one or two to sniff the air and decide the time is right to
the air and decide the time is right to
the air and decide the time is right to leave the migrating animals journey is a
leave the migrating animals journey is a
leave the migrating animals journey is a long and arduous one even without the
long and arduous one even without the
long and arduous one even without the attention of predators around 200,000 of
attention of predators around 200,000 of
attention of predators around 200,000 of the weakest wildebeest and zebras will
the weakest wildebeest and zebras will
the weakest wildebeest and zebras will die from starvation disease or over
die from starvation disease or over
die from starvation disease or over exertion during the trek every day fresh
exertion during the trek every day fresh
exertion during the trek every day fresh carcasses are left behind the migrating
carcasses are left behind the migrating
carcasses are left behind the migrating animals rest at the swollen streams and
animals rest at the swollen streams and
animals rest at the swollen streams and regroup
a single cat finds it tricky to bring
a single cat finds it tricky to bring down a full-grown wildebeest but if it
down a full-grown wildebeest but if it
down a full-grown wildebeest but if it can separate a wildebeest calf all from
can separate a wildebeest calf all from
can separate a wildebeest calf all from its mother then it has a chance of a
its mother then it has a chance of a
its mother then it has a chance of a meal
in Kenya’s Masai Mara the migrating
in Kenya’s Masai Mara the migrating herds arrived rains have created a huge
herds arrived rains have created a huge
herds arrived rains have created a huge area of well watered grazing here the
area of well watered grazing here the
area of well watered grazing here the wildebeest will stay until the smell of
wildebeest will stay until the smell of
wildebeest will stay until the smell of November’s short rains tell them it’s
November’s short rains tell them it’s
November’s short rains tell them it’s time to regroup and head southwards back
time to regroup and head southwards back
time to regroup and head southwards back towards the Serengeti
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