Hippo out of the water

Serengeti

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December 20th 2010
The Serengeti in Tanzania is called the Masai Mara in Kenya. They are separated by the Mara river. The Serengeti is way bigger than the Mara and continues all the way to Lake Victoria. We were surprised that the Gnu migration - ok ok ... most people call it the Wildebeest migration - was on. Wildebeest is Dutch for Wild Beast or Wild Cattle. The big herds of Wildebeest and Zebra were moving sou ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more