For thousands of years, wildebeest herds have journeyed through the greater Serengeti ecosystem in a clockwise circuit—each animal meandering roughly 1,750 miles, the distance from Portland ...

So what would happen if we did more to protect them? More than a million wildebeest roam across East Africa's vast Serengeti grassland. Their annual migration is one of the largest movements of ...

In the vast, untamed beauty of the Serengeti, a safari offers more than just wildlife encounters—it provides a rare chance to ...

They are so skittish when they come to the crossing." Suzi Eszterhas At the Serengeti National Park, wildebeest perform rituals of courtship as well as feed on the new grass brought by the rains.

Safari Bookings suggests January to February or June to October as the best times to visit the Serengeti. During these periods, you can witness the great wildebeest migration and predator action ...

Camels, wolves, and wildebeest have great physical stamina. Here's how they travel long distances and evade predators.

Then, as if a herdsman had cracked a whip, wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and antelope sweep over the plains, and for a few weeks the Serengeti thrums with hoofs pounding against hard earth.

Serengeti National Park is one of Africa’s most visited protected areas, best known for its huge herds of migrating wildebeest. The park draws hundreds of thousands of tourists hoping to glimpse ...

However, it is known that migrations comparable to that of the Serengeti-Masai Mara population have been lost. For example, two wildebeest subspecies including the Western white-bearded wildebeest ...

Like many people, when I think of Africa, I think of wildlife safaris. What outdoorsperson hasn’t at least entertained the ...

Wildebeest migrating to greener pastures between the Maasai Mara National Reserve and the open plains of the Serengeti, in Kenya on August 22, 2023. THOMAS MUKOYA / REUTERS In the tall grass of ...