The Serengeti! It’s one of the best-known national parks in the world. In 1959 it became instantly famous in the German speaking countries, after the release of the documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die directed by Bernhard and Michael Grzimek. Since 1981 it has been a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site
Die große Tierwanderung – Abenteuer Tansania
The name “Serengeti” comes from the Maasai language: “Siringit” means “endless plains.” That can certainly be taken literally. The park covers an area of 14,763 square kilometres of plains. That’s about twice as big as the area of the Swiss Canton of Grisons or of Devonshire.
Once or twice a year huge herds are on the move in these endless expanses. Starting in October, they move south in search of water: wildebeest, zebras, buffalos, gazelles and other grassland animals. They are accompanied – or expected – by their natural enemies: predators like lions, cheetahs, and leopards, and scavengers like hyenas and vultures.
Serengeti shall not die. That’s what not only climate researchers and game wardens say today, but also all the visitors who have ever been to this one-of-a-kind national park.
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Godfrey Mosses Rodenhausen.
Your personal travel planner. For over ten years I have been showing individuals, couples, families and small groups the natural beauty of Tanzania.
