Facts about Mega Migration of Wildebeest
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Wildebeest navigate the migration circuit largely by following rainfall patterns and the growth of fresh grasses across the ecosystem.
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Calving season, when around 500,000 wildebeest calves are born within a few weeks, occurs on the Serengeti's southern plains each year around January to March.
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Approximately 500,000 zebras and gazelles also participate in the migration alongside wildebeest, forming one of Earth's largest overland animal movements.
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During the migration, massive crocodile ambushes occur at river crossings, particularly at the Mara River, making it one of nature's most dramatic predator-prey spectacles.
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The great wildebeest migration involves over 1.5 million wildebeest moving annually between the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.