The Serengeti National Park was initially inhabited by the Masai people who used to use these as graze grounds. The Park derives it name from the Masai language. The word “siringet,” which translated as a place where the land runs on, is where the park gets its name.
There are a variety of birds that thrive here with this good ecosystem. Some of the other wild life to look out for is: Giraffes, Lions, Leopards, Warthogs, Hippos, cheetas and many other cats. There are large herds of Elephants and Buffalos.
The Serengeti tour will give you beautiful views to make your safari worthwhile. The wildlife diversity of this national park is the reason is it highly sought after. The endless plains as described by the Masai are home a vast number of wild life which include the endangered black Rhinos and many others. The plains are mostly savanna lands but have a mixture of woodlands and thickets.
The Serengeti has the largest number of herbivores in the region. This is probably due to the fact that it has very large plains that allows the animals to graze very well. The notable oes include the wildebeests, zebras and gazelles. With this number of herbivores, the predators also thrive here as they have a lot of prey to survive on. They keep following the animals the entire time even during the calving and migration season.
Leopards in Serengeti National Park
Leopards in Serengeti are very elusive animals and stay where there are trees and they can hide during the day. They are very active at night.
Leopard are carnivores and they feed mostly on fish, antelopes, warthogs, monkeys, rodents, zebras, wildebeests and many other animals.
Night Hunts: They are usually shy animals and most of their hunting is during the night. Most of their night preys are owls, porcupines, bats and hyenas.
Day Time Hunts: They usually hide in the caves or on top of trees or huge rocks. They prefer to spend the day time resting.
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