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HARUN YAHYA

ecosystem to the treeless grassy plains of the Serengeti. The wilde-
beest herds form a great mass that grazes as it advances. Even
though each animal is on the move at all times, the herd covers a
certain area for a week or so. They do not stay in one place for
long, because there is not enough grass in their range to support
such a great number of animals.

Crossing the Mara River

In some years, more than a million wildebeest cross over
Kenya’s Masai Mara reserve. In spite of the dry season, there is ex-
tensive grazing land in the area known as the Mara and Lamai
Wedge in the northwest of the Serengeti. But to reach these rich
pastures, the wildebeest have to cross the Mara River.
In July or at the beginning of August, thousands of wilde-
beest pour down from the northern Serengeti in order to cross the

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