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 Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration (Re: Abubaker Ahmed)
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The Serengeti journey
The discovery of the gigantic migration in southern Sudan pits it against one of the wonders of the natural world, the twice-yearly Serengeti migration:
Every June, nearly 2 million herbivores begin marching northwards from the Tanzanian part of the Serengeti plain towards the northern hills in Kenya, following the rains to avoid the dry season.
Every October, once the higher pastures have been fully grazed, they make the reverse journey back to the now green pastures of the southern Serengeti. The journey is about 700 miles in each direction and the enormous herds include 1.4 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra and gazelle.
The experience of migration begins when wildebeest are just a few months old. Many animals fall from exhaustion or are picked off by predators during the journey. The most perilous part is the crossing of the Mara river where many are taken by crocodiles, or lions waiting for them on the other side.
It had been assumed that the Serengeti migration was unparalleled. But the revelation that there are herds of white-eared kob in southern Sudan in numbers that scientists believe may even exceed the wildebeest herds has challenged that.
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| Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:10 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:12 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:14 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:15 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:16 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:19 PM |
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| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:25 PM |
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| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:30 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:33 PM |
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| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:42 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:44 PM |
| Re: Sudan's breathtaking migration | Abubaker Ahmed | 07-22-07, 01:45 PM |
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