THE GREAT MIGRATION

WHEN AND WHERE IS THE GREAT MIGRATION

• There are several Great migrations.
• But the migration in Africa is the most interesting one.
• The Great migration could happen at anytime of the year.
• In my opinion, i think that the one that starts in August is the best.
• In about the begining of August the grasslands begin to migrate, which has animals follow.

WHICH ANIMALS ARE IN THE GREAT MIGRATION

• Wildebeests
• Lions
• Spotted hyenas
• Crocadiles
• And any prey they encounter

WILDEBEESTS

• The wildebeests like to follow the migrating grass plains.
• The wildebeests seem to travel in huge packs, holding up to 1 million creatures.
• The migration has to cross the Mara River in the Maasai Mara where crocodiles will prey on them.
• They must move fast and strong to stay as a pack and hopefully not get eaten.
• In the Maasai Mara they will be hunted, stalked, and run down by the larger carnivores.

WILDEBEESTS PREDATORS

• Wildebeests predators are everywhere in the Serengeti.
• But the part of the Serengeti that has the most predqtors is the Mara river.
• Besides the crocodiles, any other Predators would rather stay in there pack then attack the beests.
• The wildebeest is known for being the prey of lions, spotted hyenas, and more.

LIONS

• Lions are also a big part of the Great migration.
• Lions also like to migrate in packs but not as big as the wildebeests.
• The packs that lions travel in, can be from 9 to 23.
• Unlike the wildebeests, the lions like to stop and rest and mate at times.
• Lions can eat from 14 to 16 pounds a day.

SPOTTED HYENAS

• Habitats from grasslands, savannas, woodlands, deserts, forests and mountains.
• Hyenas have a wide diet range and are both hunters and scavengers.
• Because their jaws are so strong, hyenas have the ability to eat bones, teeth and hooves.
• Hyenas will eat lizards, birds, snakes and insects but also have the ability to take down an antelope or wildebeest.
• Hyenas live in clans up to 100 hyenas, with a female hyena acting as matriarch.

HUMANS

• Humans are know to hunt almost anything (which is pretty bad).
• Humans hunt wildbeests for thier: meat, horns, bones, and fur.