The Masai Mara Safari - The Wildebeest's Migration

Why is the Masai Mara the seventh wonder ofhunt so they come up with strange strategies.
the world? Every year between June andYou will see the lions and cheetahs trying to climb
November, this idyllic vast plain of savannatrees to get a high vantage hunting point.
experiences one of the most spectacular eventsCheetahs do not usually climb trees because their
in the wild. The migration of millions of wildebeest'sclaws do not retract like those of other cats, but
across the plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania intobecause they need to locate prey they try
the Masai Mara in south Kenya in search foranything. Cheetahs are not strong so they hunt
pasture. Along tugging predators like lions, othersmaller animals like antelopes, which they chase to
wild cats and Hyenas. Experience this spectacleexhaustion.
with Edge East Africa safaris.The plains have already began to fill with
It's the great savanna of Africa. It's the seasonwildebeests as they cross in from the Serengeti
during the spectacular migration and the plains areNational park in Tanzania. About 1.5 million in total
filled with different grasses of different patterns inentering crossing the crocodile infested Mara river
shades of gold and green. There is little to tell ifand going to the far end of the Mara before
there's anything within the vast grassland thatturning 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 witheaten by the wildebeests and over 400,000
long grass and it makes it hard for small animalszebras and other animals. This is the spectacular
to browse. It's mostly the large animals like thethat makes Masai Mara world famous. Edge East
giraffes, zebras and elephants that you can seeAfrica safaris is your Safari tour operator in East
around. So it makes it difficult for the cats toAfrica with offices located in Nairobi Kenya.