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Wildebeest Migration
Update! The wildebeest are finally in the southern Serengeti! The herds are pouring over the horizon in their thousands. It's been a strange year for rain with the short rains as such almost completely failing. But there have been isolated showers, which has attracted tens of thousands of Thomson gazelle. Never have we known so many cheetahs to be in the area, as there have been over the past month, and guests are seeing as many as 11 in a single wildlife viewing drive. One recent afternoon guests (who had seen 14 cheetahs in a few days) were to go out for sundowners in the woodlands, and as they had seen so many cats, they wanted to find some elephants. As luck would have it they bumped into a mother cheetah with 3 large cubs amongst the trees. Even more lucky, the mother started to stalk an impala right next to the Land Rover and she would have been successful if one of the cubs hadn't been so enthusiastic in his stalk and completely messed it up by giving their position away. The first shaky long-legged wildebeest calves of the season have been seen hugging close to their mother's sides. The spectacle of so many wildebeest is awe inspiring, a treat to the senses, and one of life's experiences that make you just so glad to be alive. If it keeps raining it'll only get better! Also in the southern Serengeti guests have been seeing thousands of helmeted guinea fowl! One guest saw a flock of guinea fowl chase a cheetah from under the only shade tree on a plain. The sight of a large group of these noisy characters bearing down on the cheetah was just too much and he ran, whilst the birds happily took up his position in the shade. On another January day guests came across a gathering of 92 ostrich and a group of chicks! So it's not just the wildebeest that are in big numbers! Back to The Wildebeest Migration Made Simple Links to other pages: ULTIMATE AFRICA
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