Monday, 30 April 2012

11. Migrating Animals in the Serengeti Park, Tanzania

Serengeti Park is one of the most popular places in Tanzania and it is famous for its animals and natural wildlife. also a safari park. it is really captivating and totally natural because of the area and location it is built on. situated on the 15,000 square kilometers this national park was built in the beginning to preserve and conserve what was left up to be the wildlife circle and the major purpose was to have all the animals and plain land greenery saved. now, this is a major tourist attraction and people from all across the globe come to visit the wildebeest annual migration species and groups of several different animal species.
besides that, UNESCO has declared Serengeti National Park as one of the WORLD HERITAGE SITE. Serengeti is one of the most unique wilderness areas of the world, fantastic in its natural beauty and unequalled in it's scientific value. one of the most unique remarkable scenes is the annual migration of wildebeest, zebras, giraffe, gazelle, buffalo and other plains animals. as the herds move to new grazing ground, they are followed by predators such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals and hunting dogs waiting for weak prey while vultures soar overhead waiting for their share of the kill.
the migratory animals will pass through Central Serengeti on the way to the Southern Serengeti in December as well as May when they are going to Western Serengeti. during the dry season July to November, the Seronera River provides refugee to the resident wildlife making this a high concentration area. when a seasonal drought dries up grass and water supplies in one area, the grazing animals move on to the next area along the Serengeti migration route where seasonal rains are falling. if made a planning a decent trip for the Serengeti Park, the best way is by do something like camping so, tourist can make the best out of the wildlife migration which is the biggest in East Africa. there are lofts and camps made for the ideal groups that are supposed to be there to cater for the services and accommodations.

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