TANZANIA - Serengeti NP -
Annual Great Migration
The Serengeti National Park is famous for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and for its numerous Nile crocodile and much more resident species.
The park covers 14,750 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi) of grassland plains, savanna, riverine forest, and woodlands. The park lies in northwestern Tanzania, bordered to the north by the Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Maasai Mara National Reserve. To the southeast of the park is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the famous Ngorongoro Crater.
Tarangire National Park is also concerned by the gret Migration but Ngorongoro Crater isn't as most animals are trapped inside and can't get out.
BEST TIME to VISIT SERENGETI NP
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to TANZANIA
From June to September
Great Migration - Zebras
Great Migration - Zebras
Great migration - wildebeests
Great Migration - Zebras
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great migration - wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Wildebeests are the little dots all over the savana
Great Migration - wildebeests
Great Migration - wildebeests on the move
Great Migration - wildebeests
Great Migration - wildebeests
Great Migration - Zebras
Great Migration - Wildebeests
Great Migration - Zebras
Great Migration - Zebras
Great Migration - Zebras and elephants
Great Migration - Zebras
Great Migration - Zebras
Zebra running on the road
zebra
Great migration - Wildebeests
Great migration - Wildebeests
Great migration - Wildebeests are the little dots in the savana
Great migration - Wildebeests
Great migration - Wildebeest
Great migration - Wildebeests
And below, these predators don't migrate but are also involved in the great migration as this period is a real bonanza for them, allowing them to survive as they request their toll with numberous zebras and wildebeests killed during those great migration.
3 cheetahs resting under a tree
adult cheetah
young cheetah
leopard in a tree
leopard climbing on a tree
leopard on a tree looking for a snack
young lion with its perfect camouflage for grasslands
male lion isn't a big hunter : too big and not fast like the lionesses. So the lion wait often the prey is killed, and eat first. But the lion can bring its help for very large prey like giraffe or buffalos, climbing on their back.
young male lion
male lion resting
jackal won't kill a wildebeest or a zebra, but they wait their turn after the big cats left the carcasse
Vultures are at the utimate step : cleaning completely the carcasses after they were killed and eaten by the others predators
hyenas are not only scavengers: they can also kill large animals, but they like easy meals, so they steal prey killed by big cats, when they can
spotted hyenas - a herd of hyenas can steal a prey to a lion for instance
spotted hyena
lioness
cheetah looking for prey
elegant cheetah
cheetah
cheetah - the fastest animal on land
cheetah
2 young cheetahs
3 cheetahs: the mother and 2 big wolf cubs who stay 2 years with her to learn survival skills
Leopard in a tree - It's one of the famous "Big Fives" is the more difficult to spot
the elusive leopard
Lion and lioness
lion male
crocodile
nile crocodile take their toll when the wildebeests are crossing the rivers during their migration