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The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one and a half million white bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra. Serengeti National Park is widely regarded as the best wildlife reserve in Africa due to its density of predators and prey.
The park covers 14,763 km² (5,700 square miles) of grassland plains and savanna as well as riverine forest and woodlands. The park lies in the north of the country, bordered to the north by the national Tanzania and Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Masai Mara National Reserve. To the south-east of the park is Ngorongoro Conservation Area, to the south-west lies Maswa Game Reserve, and to the western borders are Ikorongo and Grumeti Game Reserves.
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The park is a resident wildlife, particularly the "Big Five", named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters:
> Lion: the Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. African Leopard: these reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present through out the national park.
African Elephant: the herds are largely located in the northern regions of the park.
Black Rhinoceros: mainly found around the kopjes in the centre of the park, very few individuals remain due to rampant poaching.
African Buffalo: still abundant and present in healthy numbers, but numbers have been somewhat reduced due to diseases.
The park also supports many further species, including cheetah, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, topi, eland, waterbuck, hyena, baboon, impala, African wild dog and giraffe. The park also boasts about 500 bird species, including ostrich, secretary bird, Kori bustard, crowned crane, marabou stork, martial eagle, lovebirds and many species of vultures.
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Wildlife Photography by Jay Parmar
Developed & Maintained by Jumaa Subira
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