Tracking Lions The Serengeti, a huge ecosystem that helps protect the largest migration of wildlife on earth. It has been shared by man and animals for over three and a half million years from the time volcanoes blew their ash across this magnificent landscape. Even these endless plains had had a lot of rain this season. Grasses were tall and green. We were on the eastern side of Serengeti and we had permission to drive off road and explore the Kopjes, pronounced “copies”, around Gol and Barafu, to search for lions and cheetah. Kopjes are large rock islands scattered throughout the savanna. Like small ecosystems, there are usually a few Commiphora and Acacia trees with Hook-Thorn shrubs for shade and protection. Usually there is also a water supply and this can make an ideal home for
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