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- What is Migration

Migration is the movement of animals from point A to

Point B, then return to Point A to

complete the circle.

- There are two types of

Migration:

1-Emigration: This is when the

masses of Wildebeests and Zebras are moving out of the Country to Masai Mara

national reserve in Kenya.

2-Immigration: This is when the

masses of Wildebeests and Zebras coming back to Serengeti Tanzania from Masai Mara.

The Serengeti Wildebeests Migration starts in the

southern part of the Serengeti National Park. All ungulates will be in the

South. After smelling the rain as see lightening (Thunderstorm) they go to the

central part of the Serengeti which is wet. In this Migration, the Animal is

classified into three (3) Groups. These groups have given the names according

to the routes which they go through.

1-Central Herd: The largest herd

of Wildebeests and Zebras, which moves from Southern part to the central part

then proceed to the Northern part of the Serengeti National Park.

2-Eastern Herd: This is the

second-largest herd of Wildebeests and Zebras which moves from the Eastern part

of the Serengeti National park in Gol and Barafu Kopjes to the Northern part of

the Serengeti National park.

3-Western Herd: This is the last and

small herd of Wildebeests and Zebras, which carries Tired, Lame, Sick, Old and

Babies which lost their mothers. This herd moves from Southern part of the

Serengeti heading to the Western part, where they will cross the Grumeti River

and go to the Northern part of the Serengeti. This herd is also known as Back

Herd as it moves slowly and is the last herd to get to the Northern part of the

Serengeti National park.

All these three herds will meet together in the Northern

part of the Serengeti National park, grazing, and drinking. Depending on the

rain in the Northern part, if it rains more in Masai Mara in Kenya, 80% of all

Wildebeests and Zebras will cross the Mara river and go Masai Mara in Kenya. But if

it rains more in the Northern part of the Serengeti, only 20% will cross the

river and go to Masai Mara in Kenya, and 80% will remain in the Northern part.

-Why do they Migrate?

To look for food (Climatically changes)

Look for Water

Look for breeding sites.

-What is the direction

of Migration?

Clockwise Direction: Following rainfall pattern in the

Serengeti ecosystem.

-How do they know their

routes?

They have brain Instinct (Internal clock) to remember and

know crossings.

-Which animal leads

Migration and why?

Zebras lead Migration because they have good memory and

wide mouth to level down the high grass for the Wildebeest.

-Why Wildebeests drop

their babies in the Serengeti Southern grass plain?

-Good vision-Sight to see predators and escape them as

the country is flat.

-Good terrain to allow Calves to practice walking and

running.

-Good pasture and water during the rains.

-Well-drained area not waterlogged.

-Availability of essential minerals in the grasses for

teeth and bones of the calves and for the lactating cows to increase milk

production and to return minerals lost during parturition time.

-The minerals found in the Southern short grass plains

are Calcium, Phosphorous, and Iron. Iodine and Magnesium.

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