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ADVERTORIAL The great migration Tanzania National Parks play host to one of nature’s most spectacular experiences THE SERENGETI IS FAMED FOR ITS ANNUAL migration, when more than 1,500,000 wildebeest follow some 200,000 zebra in a 2,000km pilgrimage in search of fresh grazing and water. It’s ‘The greatest wildlife show on earth’! Wildebeest feed only on new shoots and very short grass, but also eat longer grass once it has been ‘trimmed’ by zebras or buffalos (which is why they follow the zebras). Elands and Thomson’s gazelles also migrate, but alternate between the plains and the woodlands. Grant’s gazelles move only locally and, in many cases, in the opposite direction to the migratory species. Predation is rife during the migration, as lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and a host of smaller predators – watched by the ever-present vultures – feast on the grazers. The best time to see the migration is usually between June and August when the wildebeest congregate and prepare to cross the Grumeti River. During the early wet season (December to April) the animals are found on the short grass plains around Lake Ndutu, the Moru Kopjes, the Gol Mountains and Seronera in the south of the park. February is the main month for wildebeest calving. During the late wet season (April to June) vast herds, in columns over 40km long, head towards Kirawira, Mbalageti and Grumeti in the Western corridor. Then, in June, with the rains coming to an end they face the death-defying crossing of the crocodile-infested Grumeti River into the Ikorongo Controlled Area. During the early dry season (July to October) all migratory herds head north. Finally, in the late dry season (October to December) the herds start their trek back south to the Serengeti to give birth to their young (December being the peak month for zebra births). And then the cycle starts again – as it has for over a million years! For further information contact: The Director General, Tanzania National Parks PO Box 3134, Arusha, Tanzania Tel: +255 27 250 3471, fax: +255 27 250 8216 E-mail: info@tanzaniaparks.com www.tanzaniaparks.com
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