Since being on safari in Tanzania, I\u2019ve learned that the wildebeest migration technically occurs all year round. It\u2019s just where you are and where the animals are that determine if you get to experience it. Thankfully, we were in the same place as the wildebeest during this trip.<\/p>\n
I think this is what it must have been like when the American buffalo \u201croamed the plains\u201d before their numbers were decimated. While you are driving through one of the numerous migration herds, there are wildebeest (and the zebra and Thompson gazelle that travel with them) as far as the eye can see. Everywhere you look, there are wildebeest \u2013 grunting (somewhere between a hollow cow sound, a frog, and serious flatulence), playing, eating, sleeping, and battling it out over who gets the most females. <\/p>\n
As with many experiences on this part of the trip, I had no concept of what this would be like before I saw it. It\u2019s really powerful. And at the same time, it\u2019s very peaceful. And the crazy noises these animals make cause me to laugh out loud.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s only one downside \u2026 so many wildebeest and zebra make it hard to find lions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since being on safari in Tanzania, I\u2019ve learned that the wildebeest migration technically occurs all year round. It\u2019s just where you are and where the animals are that determine if you get to experience it. Thankfully, we were in the same place as the wildebeest during this trip. I think this is what it must … Continue reading