For generations, the movement of animals across Africa on seasonal migrations has been one of the best-known natural phenomena. Each year, thousands of animals move across the landscape, following the ...
Wildebeest migration has shrunk by 90% in Kenya's Maasai Mara due to fences being built, reveals new research. The annual spectacle - a magnet for eco tourists - has seen a "dramatic" decline over the ...
In the 1960s, ecologist Tony Sinclair made a breakthrough discovery when he observed a huge population surge of wildebeest in the Serengeti. He found that the wildebeest were the key to keeping the ...
Armchair safari travelers have a new weapon at their fingertips—a real-time app tracking the migration of the wildebeest—and developers say it won't lead poachers to endangered prey in the same way ...
The wildebeest migration across the river has become a premier tourist attraction in Kenya. While tourism is vital to wildlife conservation, vehicles in these numbers disorient and intimidate the ...
A tour group got quite the sight in the wilds of Tanzania while standing just a few feet away from an animal attack in progress. Kristen Torres, owner of the Born to Dream tour guide company, was ...
Wildebeests usually stick together in herds to protect themselves from predators, but in this case, a lone wildebeest bull boldly stood its ground to protect a distressed mother waterbuck and her calf ...
How Do Lions Hunt Wildebeest? Wildebeests and zebras are common prey for lions. Wildebeests can sprint up to 50 miles per hour, while zebras typically run at speeds around 40 miles per hour. A lion’s ...
In the African Serengeti, wildebeest give rise to algae and crocodiles, and mass drownings of wildebeest are both tragic and miraculous. It's all a part of the circle of life, to borrow a phrase from ...
For generations, the movement of animals across Africa on seasonal migrations has been one of the best-known natural ...