
Les zebres - Serengeti
🇫🇷 Le parc national du Serengeti et l'aire de conservation du Ngorongoro constituent un environnement de rivières et de lacs, favorable aux gnous qui y sont très nombreux .Ils se réfugient au Kenya pendant la saison sèche. Ils reviennent avec la pluie et l'on peut voir de longues processions d'animaux en quête d'herbe fraîche. Cette migration annuelle est le phénomène naturel marquant de ce parc . Environ 250 000 zèbres les accompagnent dans cette migration...
On verra donc beaucoup de ces animaux selon la période de l'année , selon la saison : dans le nord de juillet à octobre, dans le sud de décembre à mars,et dans le centre (Seronera) aux périodes intermédiaires
🇬🇧 The Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area form a landscape of rivers and lakes, providing an ideal habitat for the numerous wildebeest that live there. They take refuge in Kenya during the dry season. They return with the rains, and one can see long processions of animals in search of fresh grass. This annual migration is the park’s defining natural phenomenon. Around 250,000 zebras accompany them on this migration...
You will therefore see many of these animals depending on the time of year and the season: in the north from July to October, in the south from December to March, and in the centre (Seronera) during the intervening periods
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
🇩🇪 Der Serengeti-Nationalpark und das Ngorongoro-Schutzgebiet bilden eine Landschaft aus Flüssen und Seen, die für Gnus, die dort sehr zahlreich vorkommen, ideale Lebensbedingungen bietet. Während der Trockenzeit ziehen sie sich nach Kenia zurück. Mit dem Einsetzen der Regenzeit kehren sie zurück, und man kann lange Tierzüge beobachten, die auf der Suche nach frischem Gras sind. Diese jährliche Wanderung ist das prägende Naturphänomen dieses Parks. Etwa 250.000 Zebras begleiten sie auf dieser Wanderung...
Man sieht also je nach Jahreszeit und Saison viele dieser Tiere: im Norden von Juli bis Oktober, im Süden von Dezember bis März und im Zentrum (Seronera) in den dazwischenliegenden Zeiträumen
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🇪🇸 El Parque Nacional del Serengeti y el Área de Conservación de Ngorongoro conforman un entorno de ríos y lagos, propicio para los ñus, que allí abundan. Estos se refugian en Kenia durante la estación seca. Regresan con la llegada de las lluvias y se pueden ver largas procesiones de animales en busca de hierba fresca. Esta migración anual es el fenómeno natural más destacado de este parque. Aproximadamente 250 000 cebras los acompañan en esta migración...
Por lo tanto, se verán muchos de estos animales según la época del año, según la estación: en el norte de julio a octubre, en el sur de diciembre a marzo, y en el centro (Seronera) en los periodos intermedios
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🇮🇹 Il Parco Nazionale del Serengeti e l'Area di Conservazione del Ngorongoro costituiscono un ambiente ricco di fiumi e laghi, favorevole agli gnu che vi sono molto numerosi. Questi animali si rifugiano in Kenya durante la stagione secca. Ritornano con l'arrivo delle piogge e si possono osservare lunghe processioni di animali alla ricerca di erba fresca. Questa migrazione annuale è il fenomeno naturale più caratteristico di questo parco. Circa 250.000 zebre li accompagnano in questa migrazione...
Si vedranno quindi molti di questi animali a seconda del periodo dell'anno e della stagione: nel nord da luglio a ottobre, nel sud da dicembre a marzo e nel centro (Seronera) nei periodi intermedi

les gnous
🇫🇷 L’écosystème du Serengeti-Mara a toujours été synonyme d’abondance. Chaque année, plus d’un million de gnous étaient censés parcourir ces vastes plaines d’Afrique de l’Est, accompagnés de zèbres et d’antilopes dans une migration circulaire défiant l’imagination.
* Une équipe de l’Université d’Oxford vient de remettre en question cette vérité établie. Armés de satellites haute résolution et d’algorithmes d’apprentissage profond, ces scientifiques ont entrepris le premier recensement spatial complet de la région.
Les résultats ont apporté plus de questions que de réponses... En effet il n'y aurait au mieux que 50% de gnous par rapport aux estimations traditionnelles ... d'où soit inquiétude sur l'évolution de cette population d'animaux , soit remise en cause des systèmes de comptages traditionnels ....
Quoiqu'il en soit ...lors des safaris dans ces régions ...si on ne voit pas toujours les big-five (*) , des gnous ,il y en a beaucoup .
*big-five Les cinq animaux en question sont le lion d'Afrique, le léopard d'Afrique, l'éléphant d'Afrique, le rhinocéros noir et le buffle d'Afrique[
🇬🇧 The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem has always been synonymous with abundance. Every year, more than a million wildebeest were thought to roam these vast plains of East Africa, accompanied by zebras and antelopes on a circular migration that defies the imagination.
* A team from the University of Oxford has now challenged this established fact. Armed with high-resolution satellites and deep learning algorithms, these scientists undertook the first comprehensive spatial census of the region.
The results have raised more questions than they have answered... In fact, there may be, at best, only 50% of the wildebeest compared to traditional estimates ... hence either concern about the future of this animal population , or a questioning of traditional counting methods ....
Be that as it may .. ...on safaris in these regions... whilst you may not always spot the Big Five (*), there are plenty of wildebeest.
*Big Five: The five animals in question are the African lion, the African leopard, the African elephant, the black rhinoceros and the African buffalo[
🇩🇪 Das Ökosystem der Serengeti-Mara galt schon immer als Inbegriff des Überflusses. Jedes Jahr sollten mehr als eine Million Gnus diese weiten Ebenen Ostafrikas durchqueren, begleitet von Zebras und Antilopen, in einer kreisförmigen Wanderung, die jede Vorstellungskraft übersteigt.
* Ein Team der Universität Oxford hat diese etablierte Wahrheit nun in Frage gestellt. Ausgestattet mit hochauflösenden Satelliten und Deep-Learning-Algorithmen haben diese Wissenschaftler die erste vollständige weltraumgestützte Zählung der Region durchgeführt.
Die Ergebnisse warfen mehr Fragen als Antworten auf... Tatsächlich gäbe es bestenfalls nur 50 % der Gnus im Vergleich zu den traditionellen Schätzungen ... was entweder Anlass zur Sorge über die Entwicklung dieser Tierpopulation gibt oder die traditionellen Zählmethoden in Frage stellt ....
Wie dem auch sei .. ... bei Safaris in diesen Regionen ... sieht man zwar nicht immer die Big Five (*), aber Gnus gibt es reichlich.
*Big Five Die fünf Tiere sind der afrikanische Löwe, der afrikanische Leopard, der afrikanische Elefant, das Spitzmaulnashorn und der afrikanische Büffel[
🇪🇸 El ecosistema del Serengeti-Mara siempre ha sido sinónimo de abundancia. Se suponía que cada año más de un millón de ñus recorrían estas vastas llanuras del este de África, acompañados de cebras y antílopes en una migración circular que desafía la imaginación.
* Un equipo de la Universidad de Oxford acaba de poner en duda esta verdad establecida. Armados con satélites de alta resolución y algoritmos de aprendizaje profundo, estos científicos han llevado a cabo el primer censo espacial completo de la región.
Los resultados han planteado más preguntas que respuestas... De hecho, en el mejor de los casos solo habría un 50 % de ñus en comparación con las estimaciones tradicionales ... de ahí la preocupación por la evolución de esta población de animales , o bien el cuestionamiento de los sistemas de recuento tradicionales ....
Sea como fuere .. ...durante los safaris en estas regiones... aunque no siempre se vean los cinco grandes (*) , de ñus hay muchos.
*cinco grandes: Los cinco animales en cuestión son el león africano, el leopardo africano, el elefante africano, el rinoceronte negro y el búfalo africano[
🇮🇹 L'ecosistema del Serengeti-Mara è sempre stato sinonimo di abbondanza. Ogni anno, si riteneva che oltre un milione di gnu attraversasse queste vaste pianure dell'Africa orientale, accompagnati da zebre e antilopi in una migrazione circolare che sfida l'immaginazione.
* Un team dell’Università di Oxford ha appena messo in discussione questa verità consolidata. Armati di satelliti ad alta risoluzione e algoritmi di deep learning, questi scienziati hanno intrapreso il primo censimento spaziale completo della regione.
I risultati hanno sollevato più domande che risposte... Infatti, nella migliore delle ipotesi, ci sarebbe solo il 50% di gnu rispetto alle stime tradizionali ... da cui o preoccupazione per l'evoluzione di questa popolazione animale , o messa in discussione dei sistemi di conteggio tradizionali ....
Comunque sia .. ... durante i safari in queste regioni ... anche se non sempre si vedono i big-five (*), gli gnu sono molti.
*big-five I cinque animali in questione sono il leone africano, il leopardo africano, l'elefante africano, il rinoceronte nero e il bufalo africano[

Gymforme ......pour monter dans la cabine
🇫🇷 Le parc national du Serengeti est un grand parc national situé dans le nord de la Tanzanie qui s'étend sur 14 763 km2. C'est le second parc animalier d'Afrique ; environ quatre millions d'animaux dont plus de 400 espèces d'oiseaux y sont présents. Il est surtout connu pour ses deux migrations annuelles de millions de gnous, zèbres et gazelles de Thomson.
🇬🇧 Serengeti National Park is a vast national park located in northern Tanzania, covering an area of 14,763 km². It is Africa’s second-largest wildlife park, home to around four million animals, including over 400 species of birds. It is best known for its two annual migrations of millions of wildebeest, zebras and Thomson’s gazelles.
🇩🇪 Der Serengeti-Nationalpark ist ein riesiger Nationalpark im Norden Tansanias, der sich über eine Fläche von 14.763 km² erstreckt. Er ist der zweitgrößte Wildpark Afrikas; dort leben etwa vier Millionen Tiere, darunter mehr als 400 Vogelarten. Er ist vor allem für seine beiden jährlichen Wanderungen von Millionen von Gnus, Zebras und Thomson-Gazellen bekannt.
🇪🇸 El Parque Nacional del Serengeti es un extenso parque nacional situado en el norte de Tanzania que abarca una superficie de 14 763 km². Es el segundo parque natural más grande de África; en él habitan alrededor de cuatro millones de animales, entre los que se cuentan más de 400 especies de aves. Es especialmente conocido por sus dos migraciones anuales de millones de ñus, cebras y gacelas de Thomson.
🇮🇹 Il Parco Nazionale del Serengeti è un vasto parco nazionale situato nel nord della Tanzania, che si estende su una superficie di 14.763 km². È il secondo parco naturale più grande dell'Africa; ospita circa quattro milioni di animali, tra cui oltre 400 specie di uccelli. È famoso soprattutto per le sue due migrazioni annuali di milioni di gnu, zebre e gazzelle di Thomson.

Great Migration
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2019.06.07.3138.D500 Cuddly Cubs (Explored No. 124, Jan. 16, 2025)
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A pair of lion cubs engages in lion-cubby play-fighting as their pride rests in the afternoon before the night's hunting. This photo was made in June in the southern Serengeti in Tanzania, with the rains and the grass still being plentiful, thus holding up the annual wildebeest migration. ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com

New life
A wildebeest calf, newly born doing the Great Migration of the herds north in the spring rainy season, is closely watched by its mother as it takes its first steps through the greening savanna grasses. Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Tanzania.

Quenching their thirst
A herd of wildebeest with their newborn calves fill up with water that has accumulated in small depressions on a dirt road after a heavy rain storm. The wildebeest migrate north through Tanzania towards Kenya following the path of the spring rains. Their calves are born at this time to take advantage of the lush grazing.

Symbiosis and commensalism
One of the famous natural phenomena is the annual migration of the huge herds of herbivores following the rains north through the Serengeti in the spring and back south in the fall. Wildebeest (keen smell and hearing, eat the shorter, fresh grass shoots) and zebras (excellent eyesight, eat the taller, coarser grass) have a symbiotic relationship and migrate together. The egrets have a commensal relationship with the herbivores, eating the insects stirred up from the grasses by them. Note the many newborn wildebeest in the photo.

Action at the Crossing!
Featured on Flickr Explore #45 on 20225-11-15.
The Great Migration is the largest herd movement of animals on the planet. In fact, with up to 1,000 animals per km², the great columns of wildebeest can be seen from space.
The numbers are astonishing: over 1.2 million wildebeest and 300,000 zebra along with topi and other gazelle move in a constant cycle through the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in search of nutritious grass and water. Guided by survival instinct, each wildebeest will cover 800 to 1,000km on its individual journey along age-old migration routes. Hungry predators including lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, wild dog and crocs make sure only the strongest survive in this natural spectacle also known as ‘the greatest show on Earth.’
The journey is beset with danger: young calves are snatched by predators, the slow are brought down by prides of lion, brave beasts break legs on steep river slopes, crocodiles take their share of the stragglers, and the weak and exhausted drown.
This amazing action packed scene was captured during recent photography safari on a late afternoon game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

A visit to Longleat
The Wildebeest
Scientific name: Connochaetes
Family: Bovidae (same as antelopes, cattle, and goats)
Common names: Wildebeest or gnu
Species:
Connochaetes taurinus – Common or blue wildebeest
Connochaetes gnou – Black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu
Despite their bovine build, wildebeests are technically antelopes—albeit with a design that looks like a committee couldn’t agree: sloping shoulders, spindly legs, a beard, and a boxy head with curved horns.
Habitat & Range
Found across eastern and southern Africa, especially in Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana, and South Africa
Thrive in grasslands, savannahs, and open woodlands
Often seen in wildlife reserves or managed conservation areas, like the Serengeti
This image likely shows a pair in a semi-natural enclosure—perhaps a reserve or zoo—where their social behavior and grazing patterns can still be observed.
Migration Marvel
The Great Migration involves over 1.5 million wildebeests, joined by zebras and gazelles, moving across the Serengeti and Maasai Mara in search of fresh grazing
Occurs annually, typically May–June, dictated by rainfall and grass growth
Considered one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth
Their synchronized birthing season—500,000 calves born in February–March—ensures survival through sheer numbers.
Behavior & Adaptation
Highly social: Travel in large herds for protection
Day and night grazers: Constantly feeding on grasses
Calves walk within minutes: A vital adaptation for migratory life
Keystone species: Their grazing helps maintain grassland health and nutrient cycling
Conservation Notes
Threats: Habitat fragmentation, fencing, agriculture, and poaching
Status: Still abundant in many areas, but vulnerable to land-use changes
Conservation groups like AWF are working to protect their migratory corridors and habitats.

Blue Wildebeest Portrait (C. t. albojubatus) The Need to Scratch
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
East Africa
The wildebeest, also called the gnu is an antelope in the genus Connochaetes native to Eastern and Southern Africa. It belongs to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates. Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (C. taurinus).
In East Africa, the blue wildebeest is the most abundant big-game species; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the black wildebeest is merely nomadic. Breeding in both takes place over a short period of time at the end of the rainy season and the calves are soon active and are able to move with the herd, a fact necessary for their survival. Nevertheless, some fall prey to large carnivores, especially the spotted hyena.
Wildebeest often grazes in mixed herds with zebra, which gives heightened awareness of potential predators. They are also alert to the warning signals emitted by other animals such as baboons. Some illegal hunting goes on but the population trend is fairly stable, and some populations are in national parks or on private land. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists both as least-concern species. - Wikipedia

2022.09.18.5365.iPhone Endless Serengeti, Endless Mara
Kenya's Masai Mara spreads out and recedes into Tanzania's Serengeti in an endless plain in East Arfica's Great Rift that comprises thousands of square miles and an annual migration of wildebeests, zebras and Thomson's gazelles. At this mid-September point in the migration cycle, millions of beasts still are clowly frazing their way north into the Mara Trangle. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com

2022.09.18.1309.Z7II Great Migration
A herd of wildebeests slogs across the plain from Tanzania's Serengeti into Kenya's Mara Triangle in a pelting storm, on its way to fresh water an grazing to give it the sustenance needed to push their annual migration forward. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com

2022.09.18.1278.Z7II Great Migration
A miles-long file of wildebeests plods across the plain from Tanzania's Serengeti into Kenya's Mara Triangle in a pelting storm, on its way to fresh water an grazing to give it the sustenance needed to push their annual migration forward. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com

2022.09.19.2884.Z7II Our Hero, the Mighty Wildebeest
Here's to all the wildebeests of the Great Migration. We've all been taught to think of the wildebeest as stooppidd, clueless, hapless, doomed from birth to be some predator's lunch, but taken collectively, the 2 million wildebeests that undertake the Great Migration on its annual cycle are the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem's most important residents. It all falls apart without them; collectively they are mighty, a single powerful organism. From a 2022. safari to Kenya's Masai Mara. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com

Gnu und Flamingo Ngorongoro Krater
Wildebeest and Flamingo
Tansania Safari 2005
Canon EOS 50E
Sigma 24-135mm 2.8-4.5
Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6 IS USM
Agfa Optima Prestige 200

Wildebeest migration at Serengeti NP in Tanzania 360pano3 1-20-12
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Masek, Enduleni, Arusha, Tanzania
ISerengeti National Park.
La grande migrazione degli gnu.
Serengeti National Park.
The great wildebeest migration.
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Masek, Enduleni, Arusha, Tanzania
Serengeti National Park.
La grande migrazione degli gnu.
Serengeti National Park.
The great wildebeest migration.
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Ngorongoro Gnu Wanderung
Tansania Safari 2005
Canon EOS 50E
Sigma 24-135mm 2.8-4.5
Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6 IS USM
Agfa Optima Prestige 200

Ngorongoro Gnu Wanderung
Tansania Safari 2005
Canon EOS 50E
Sigma 24-135mm 2.8-4.5
Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6 IS USM
Agfa Optima Prestige 200

Ngorongoro Gnu Wanderung
Tansania Safari 2005
Canon EOS 50E
Sigma 24-135mm 2.8-4.5
Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6 IS USM
Agfa Optima Prestige 200

Ngorongoro Gnu Wanderung
Tansania Safari 2005
Canon EOS 50E
Sigma 24-135mm 2.8-4.5
Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6 IS USM
Agfa Optima Prestige 200

Ngorongoro Gnu Wanderung
Tansania Safari 2005
Canon EOS 50E
Sigma 24-135mm 2.8-4.5
Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6 IS USM
Agfa Optima Prestige 200

Masek, Enduleni, Arusha, Tanzania
Serengeti National Park.
La grande migrazione degli gnu.
Serengeti National Park.
The great wildebeest migration.
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Masek, Enduleni, Arusha, Tanzania
Serengeti National Park.
La grande migrazione degli gnu.
Serengeti National Park.
The great wildebeest migration.
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Masek, Enduleni, Arusha, Serengeti, "Serengeti National Park", "Gnu striato", "Connochaetes taurinus", "Blue wildebeest", Gnu, Wildebeest

2019.06.07.3035.D500 The Great Migration
The long rains continued well into May and the grass is still green in the southern Serengeti, so the great migration is only now, in early June, moving into the Western Corridor. Here, a few thousand wildebeests parade west, following the path of the Mbalageti rRiver. A migration is dependent on rains and lush grass, and there is plenty of both. From a 2019 safari to northern Tanzania. ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com

Masek, Enduleni, Arusha, Tanzania
Serengeti National Park - Naabi Gate.
La Porta Naabi si trova nella parte orientale del Parco nazionale del Serengeti ed è una delle porte più comunemente utilizzate.
Questo cancello funge da soglia per una pianura infinita che ospita la Grande Migrazione annuale, dove milioni di gnu, zebre e gazzelle attraversano la savana in cerca di pascoli freschi, seguiti da predatori come leoni, leopardi e ghepardi.
Serengeti National Park - Naabi Gate.
The Naabi Gate is located in the eastern part of Serengeti National Park and is one of the most commonly used gates.
This gate acts as a threshold to an endless plain that is home to the annual Great Migration, where millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle cross the savannah in search of fresh pasture, followed by predators such as lions, leopards and cheetahs.
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Viaggio di trasferimento da Ngorongoro a Serengeti.
Gnu striato (Connochaetes taurinus).
Lo gnu striato è un erbivoro, che si nutre principalmente di erbe corte.
Forma branchi che si muovono in aggregazioni sciolte, dove branchi più piccoli si uniscono per formare delle mandrie più grandi non associate tra di loro, specialmente durante la stagione delle migrazioni.
La stagione degli amori inizia alla fine della stagione delle piogge, ed ogni femmina partorisce un solo vitello dopo un periodo gestazionale di circa 8,5 mesi.
Il vitello rimane con la madre per i primi 8 mesi, dopodiché si unisce a una mandria di giovani.
L'habitat preferito degli gnu striati sono le pianure d'erba corta al confine con le savane di acacia ricoperte di cespugli, nell'Africa meridionale e orientale, prosperando principalmente in aree che non sono né troppo umide né troppo aride.
Ogni anno, almeno tre popolazioni africane di gnu striato prendono parte ad una grande migrazione che copre lunghe distanze, programmata in modo da coincidere con l'andamento annuale delle precipitazioni e della crescita dell'erba nelle pianure d'erba corta del suolo vulcanico dove possono trovare i cibo ricco di sostanze nutritive necessario per l'allattamento e la crescita dei vitelli.
Transfer journey from Ngorongoro to Serengeti.
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus).
The blue wildebeest is a herbivore, feeding mainly on short grasses.
It forms herds that move in loose aggregations, where smaller herds join together to form larger, unassociated herds, especially during the migration season.
The mating season begins at the end of the rainy season, and each female gives birth to a single calf after a gestation period of about 8.5 months.
The calf stays with its mother for the first 8 months, after which it joins a herd of young.
The blue wildebeest's preferred habitat is the short-grass plains bordering scrub-covered acacia savannahs in southern and eastern Africa, thriving mainly in areas that are neither too wet nor too dry.
Each year, at least three African populations of blue wildebeest take part in a great, long-distance migration, timed to coincide with the annual patterns of rainfall and grass growth across the short-grass plains of volcanic soil where they can find the nutrient-rich food they need to nurse and raise their calves.
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Wildebeest At the Mara River
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
East Africa
Blue wildebeest waiting with others to cross the Mara River.
The wildebeest also called the gnu is an antelope in the genus Connochaetes native to Eastern and Southern Africa. It belongs to the family Bovidae, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, and other even-toed horned ungulates.
Connochaetes includes two species, both native to Africa: the black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (C. gnou), and the blue wildebeest or brindled gnu (C. taurinus).
In East Africa, the blue wildebeest is the most abundant big-game species; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the black wildebeest is merely nomadic.
Breeding in both takes place over a short period of time at the end of the rainy season and the calves are soon active and are able to move with the herd, a fact necessary for their survival. Nevertheless, some fall prey to large carnivores, especially the spotted hyena. – Wikipedia