Why is the wildebeest migration so unique?

Posted by Keshav Jain on


          Animals move from one place another in search of food, or a comfortable environment. Wildebeests do migrate, but not all of them. Blue wildebeests are migratory, and their migration is one of the most interesting wildlife spectacles on earth! They migrate towards the northern direction.



          The purpose of the migration of the blue wildebeests is to reach greener pastures. They do this in May or June, compelled by hostile weather patterns during this period. The most interesting part is that the migration involves other animal species too. About 1.5 million wildebeests, as well as hundreds of thousands of other animals, such as zebras and gazelles, move together.



          Vultures closely follow this exodus. The carcasses of the wildebeests dying in the process are the source of food for these scavenger birds.



Picture Credit : Google



 

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