Do you know about the great Maasai Mara Migration?

Wildebeest migration in Masai Mara National Reserve.-Kenya

The word Mara means "spotted". Does this relate to the landscape, which
is patched with groves of acacia and thorn bushes? It is more likely
that the name originated from the speckled inundation of wildebeest and
millions of other herbivores during the migration. With its rolling
grasslands and wide-open savannah, the Masai Mara is the kind of
African landscape you might see in the movies.

The annual wildebeest migration takes place between July and November
every year and it comprises nearly 1.5 million animals moving up from
the dry, low-lying Tanzanian plains to the greener, wetter Mara plains.
The animals include the wildebeest (majority), zebras, antelopes which
are followed closely by lions, cheetah, hyena and other predators since
they can easily get their meals.

The most spectacular moment is when the animals are closing the Mara
River where they dive and swim, some drowning, others falling prey to
the crocodiles. The birds of prey such as vultures and eagles are also
on standby waiting to scavenge the leftovers.

Many predators also prevail in the Mara, including large prides of
lions, a fair number of cheetahs and leopards, spotted hyenas and
silver- or black-backed jackals.

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