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. There are over 450 birds that have been recorded here. 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 bird to look out for is grey breasted spurfowl, rufous tailed weaver, Kori bustard, and Fischer’s lovebird.
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.
Lions in Serengeti National Park
In the 1960s, the British realized a big reduction of the number of Lions in Serengeti. That’s when they decided to designate this area as a protected area to protect the lions and many other animals. The Masai Ethnic group was also evicted and resettles around the Ngorongoro conservation area. This made the Serengeti the first and oldest park in Tanzania. This was when the beginning of opening door of Tanzania to tourism. This boosted the efforts to improve the population of these animals. Lions are also killed by the locals that graze their animals here. There have been several conflicts between the two.
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