March 15, 2010

The Serengeti

Covering nearly 15000 square kilometers and meaning 'Endless Plains' in Maasai, the Serengeti is where the iconic images of waving grasses and termite mounds come from when we think of Africa. The primary focus of any documentary on Africa or migration in general, the Serengeti is a huge expanse of preserved land running from the border with Kenya well into the heart of northern Tanzania.
Scattered across the land in variable heaps left by retreating glaciers, the kopjes are excellent vantage points for people and predators.
We only spent a single day driving around the Serengeti since the majority of the wildebeest migration we'd come to see was closer to our headquarters in Ndutu, but it gave us some wonderful looks at leopards, elephants, baboons and a plethora of birds.

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