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Wildebeest 6

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Published: Dec 2, 2015

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Description

Have I Got Gnus for You!

I've popped my Wildebeest Animal Portrait up to start this Feature, as it is all about wildebeest in the Serengeti, and the great annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, and of some antelope species. Here's a reference to a simple explanation of what goes on ==> https://www.expertafrica.com/tanzania/info/serengeti-wildebeest-migration. Even more simply, the wildebeest are to be found through the rainy months of January to March in the vast southern plains of the Serengeti where water is at that time fresh and plentiful and the grass lush and nutritious. Synchronised calving takes place then as well. In about April/May, the wildebeest start moving north, following the grass for grazing and water in the rivers. They continue northwards through June to August, having to negotiate major obstacles such as the Mara River. By September, they are to the northern Serengeti and the Maasi Mara of Kenya. At this point, sensing the seasonal shift in

Image size

1000x477px 523.43 KB

Make

Canon

Model

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Shutter Speed

1/1000 second

Aperture

F/5.6

Focal Length

170 mm

ISO Speed

400

Date Taken

Nov 4, 2015, 1:22:42 PM

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What a wonderful photo - full of movement and colour, with the back of the vehicle looking as if it is watching