Wildebeest migration - Tanzania safari

Once a year, the wildebeest in the Serengeti-Mara will migrate in a circle of 500 to 1,000 miles. The migration begins in the southeastern Serengeti after their calves are born in January and February. Then they travel across the short-grass plains before reaching Lake Victoria. Once there, they travel towards open woodlands before reaching the Mara in the north. Eventually, the wildebeests will return home to the south. Because these animals cross plains in large numbers and swim across large bodies of water, many separate from the herd, become injured, or even die during their massive trek.

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