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KENYA-WILDEBEEST MIGRATION
A Wildebeest leaps into the air in an effort to escape the jaws of a crocodile while crossing the Mara River during the annual migration of large herds of Wildebeest through the Massai Mara National park in Western Kenya on August 16, 2008. The Wildebeest was able to make it safetly to the shore. According to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) the largest mammal migration in the world is that of the Serengeti wildebeest. Wildebeest are grazers and are constantly on the move in search of grass and water. The AWF says that these animals make a migratory circle of 500 to 1,000 miles each year, beginning right after the calving season in January and February on the southeastern Serengeti plains, moving west toward Lake Victoria, then turning north into the Maasai Mara. They are relentless in their advance and many are injured, lost (especially calves) or killed. By the end of the dry season, the wildebeest have almost exhausted the grazing lands and return south to the Serengeti plains as the rains begin. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT
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MASSAI MARA, KENYA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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ROBERTO SCHMIDT |
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16 August 2008 |
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