African Odyssey: 365 DaysAfrican Odyssey: 365 Days follows the movements of the great wildebeest herds as they migrate across the Serengeti during the course of a year. Spurred on by the dry season, which usually begins in April/May, the herds of more than 1.5 million wildebeests leave their breeding and birthing grounds in search of greener plains and then, as the dry season turns back to wet later in the year, they travel full circle back to the plains they left at the beginning of the year. Governed by the wet and dry seasons, this cycle repeats itself year after year. This book follows the calendar year, with each spread representing a day in the life of the wildebeests from January to December. Great travellers that they are, the wildebeests encounter every predator and type of creature of the Serengeti along the way, all of which are featured and examined, displaying the full spectacular variety of this Nature's Paradise. |
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acacia adult afternoon ambush animals arrive baboon baby bank beetles birds birth body buffalo calf calves carcass chase cheetah clouds crater highlands crocodile crossing drink dry season ecosystem edge elephants feeding female flies follow gazelle fawn giraffes Gol Kopjes golden jackal grassland grazing Grumeti River head herds hippo horizon hunting hyena impala intruder jackal jaws kill kilometers Kirawira Kopjes land landscape lappet-faced vulture legs Lemuta leopard lion pride lioness look Maasai Mara Mara River Mara Triangle marabou stork meters migration miles morning Moru mother move Naabi Hill Ndutu newborn Ngorongoro Conservation Area night numbers Ol Doinyo Lengai open plains OVERLEAF pair parasites play pool predators prey pups rain Sametu Serengeti National Park Seronera short-grass plains soil species spot stand stay storks tail tall grass territory Thomson's gazelles Today topi tree wait walk warthog watch Western Corridor wildebeests woodlands zebras