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.
The British saw a significant decline in the lion population in the 1960s. At that point, they made the decision to turn this region into a protected reserve in order to safeguard the lions and numerous other species. Along with their eviction, the Masai ethnic groups relocated to the Ngorongoro conservation region. As a result, Tanzania’s first and oldest park is the Serengeti. At this point, Tanzania started to open its doors to tourists.
The park covers an area of about 14,763 square Kilometers making it one of the biggest parks in Tanzania as well. The park is a continuation o the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya and this makes it easy for the wildebeest to move to Kenya in the dry season in search of water and greener grass.
Your safari will be noteworthy because of the stunning vistas you will experience from the Serengeti tour. This national park’s great demand is due to its diversity of species. The Masai describe limitless grasslands that are home to a multitude of wild animals, including the critically endangered black rhinoceros and many others. Although there are some forests and thickets, the plains are primarily savanna regions.
There are more herbivores in the Serengeti than anywhere else in the area. This is most likely because it has a sizable plain that makes it ideal for the animals to graze. The zebras, gazelles, and wildebeests are among the most prominent ones. With so many herbivores around, there is plenty of prey for the predators to eat, which helps them flourish as well. Even during the calving and migratory season, they never stop tracking the animals.
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.
Zebras in Serengeti National Park
The local people call then Punda Milia in the Swahili language. They are really beautiful and peaceful animals. It would be nice that everyone a safari to the Serengeti National Park sees Zebras. They are really a beautiful natural spectacle.
They also flock plains with short grass areas mostly in the rainy season to calve from there. The area can have over 260,000 zebras. The zebras live in large groups just like the wildebeests. Each group is dominated by a stallion. The groups are usually patchy and sub divided. One stallion will have between 2 to 6 mares.
The zebras bond a lot and look for lost group members in case one disappears. They also watch out for predators and protect each other. They move with a controlled pace to cater for the old and young.
Most predators are active at night but the stripes of the Zebras tend to camouflage with the darkness and the moon life for their protection.
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