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- Lies amongst many conversation areas and reserves
- These areas form the Serengeti ecosystem
- Usually described as divided into three regions:
o Serengeti plains (south):
§ Almost treeless
§ Where wildebeest breed as they remain in plains from Dec-May
§ Other hoofed animals (zebra, gazelle, impala, hartebeest, buffalo,
waterbuck) also found
o Western corridor:
§ Black clay soil covers the savannah of this region
§ The Grutemi River and its gallery forests are home to crocodiles,
monkeys, hippos, eagles
o Northern Serengeti:
§ Dominated by open woodlands and hills