It's the annual migration season in Kenya, and that only means one thing:
Wildlife enthusiasts from around the world fly in to watch hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, and other herbivores make the perilous pilgrimage to greener pastures.
And where there are droves of prey…
THERE ARE ALSO PREDATORS.
One route, in particular, these stampeding 'hotdogs' take is crossing the crocodile-infested Mara River, which is arguably the most anticipated sighting of the migration.
The vast majority of these herbivores make it across unharmed, albeit a little bruised from the mania of it all.
For the few who aren't so lucky?
Well, they usually meet one of three fates:
- They drown in the stampede.
- They are ambushed by lions and hyenas in the long grass on either side of the river.
- They are taken down by a coalition of crocodiles.
The worst one by far — in my honest yet uncertified opinion — is #3.
I won't go into all the grisly details as to why, but if you follow any wildlife clips in Africa, you probably have a good idea already.
But even the ones that do make it to the other side aren't promised a long and healthy life frolicking in the fields.
Not at all.
For many wild animals on this unforgiving continent, life is often a short struggle met with a miserable or violent end, unless you're a 20-ft Nile crocodile.
For everything else?
It's rough out there.
Which is where I say: if you've got a roof over your head, peanut butter in your cupboard, and a neighbour who always wants to chew your ear off about something…
Then you're doing pretty all right.
And if you don't believe me, just head over to YouTube and watch a few wildlife clips of Maasai Sightings. That will have you thinking differently.
Or, alternatively…
Read or listen to The Divided Region, which has a nice serving of wild encounters that will leave your hair standing.
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