| Why is the Masai Mara the seventh wonder of | | | | hunt so they come up with strange strategies. |
| the world? Every year between June and | | | | You will see the lions and cheetahs trying to climb |
| November, this idyllic vast plain of savanna | | | | trees to get a high vantage hunting point. |
| experiences one of the most spectacular events | | | | Cheetahs do not usually climb trees because their |
| in the wild. The migration of millions of wildebeest's | | | | claws do not retract like those of other cats, but |
| across the plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania into | | | | because they need to locate prey they try |
| the Masai Mara in south Kenya in search for | | | | anything. Cheetahs are not strong so they hunt |
| pasture. Along tugging predators like lions, other | | | | smaller animals like antelopes, which they chase to |
| wild cats and Hyenas. Experience this spectacle | | | | exhaustion. |
| with Edge East Africa safaris. | | | | The plains have already began to fill with |
| It's the great savanna of Africa. It's the season | | | | wildebeests as they cross in from the Serengeti |
| during the spectacular migration and the plains are | | | | National park in Tanzania. About 1.5 million in total |
| filled with different grasses of different patterns in | | | | entering crossing the crocodile infested Mara river |
| shades of gold and green. There is little to tell if | | | | and going to the far end of the Mara before |
| there's anything within the vast grassland that | | | | turning around to make the cyclic round journey. |
| spreads to the horizon. | | | | By the end of November all the grass will be |
| Between May and June the plains are filled with | | | | eaten by the wildebeests and over 400,000 |
| long grass and it makes it hard for small animals | | | | zebras and other animals. This is the spectacular |
| to browse. It's mostly the large animals like the | | | | that makes Masai Mara world famous. Edge East |
| giraffes, zebras and elephants that you can see | | | | Africa safaris is your Safari tour operator in East |
| around. So it makes it difficult for the cats to | | | | Africa with offices located in Nairobi Kenya. |