Friday, November 26, 2010

Wet Gnus- Masai Mara, Kenya

Wildebeest (Gnus) running up the bank of the Mara River in the Masai Mara. Joyfully no doubt!

The annual migration brings almost a million Gnus into the Mara region and once in their northern range they stay for a couple months (mid August through to mid October) before wandering back in a rather less organised fashion. Seasonal grass growth over millions of square kilometers spanning Tanzania and Kenya drives this mass movement, and wildebeest will cross and re-cross the Mara River many times during the course of the year.

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