North Tanzania - Migration

  • Gnu crossing – general view
  • This herd of Wildebeests…
  • …has found an easy way…
  • …to cross the Mara River
  • Some others prefer jumping
  • …from a 20 foot sheer cliff…
  • …estimating their risks…
  • … to « suicide » safely!
  • Confusing muzzle & legs
  • Waiting for their turn
  • Dust from the rugged cliff
  • North Tanzania – Gnu jumping a 20 foot cliff
  • Spectacular falls…
  • Spectacular falls…
  • …but rare broken legs
  • Family leaping into the Mara
  • Splash into the water
  • Race departure point
  • Starting to cross the Mara
  • Some will never arrive
  • Hard competition
  • Competition for life!
  • Herd of Wildebeests
  • Herd of 10 to 15 000 Gnus