Amazing Sam that you got to see this. And zebras as well, and to be able to hear the zebras is so cool. I have never been able to watch this on discovery Channel because they would always show an alligator eating the young ones. I know it is the way of life for the animals, but still hard to watch. 😊
Thank you Sandra, yes it was an incredible scene to witness and be part of. I have a few more crossings that I will share in due course. Thankfully no crocs eating anything in my videos!
Oh man! And here I was just going to ask why they hadn't caught any croc take-downs! I don't have to watch anymore bow that I know there won't be any croc action. Damn!
It seemed around the 5:30 mark of the video, the animals got spooked coming up that channel next to where your cameras are. Before that they were coming up in droves. Are the animals afraid of people and the vehicles they ride in? BTW Fantastic video, I long for the day I, too, can watch that migration across the Mara river. The sights and smells and sounds must just be other worldly when you're right there watching it. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Peter, sorry for the late reply! So the wildebeest are quite cautious animals but in truth they just follow one another... so if one just happens to decide to go another way, quite often the others will follow. Animals generally will choose the path of least resistance which will depend on the individual. I hope you get to witness it one day too, it's a sighting beyond belief!
This can be deemed as a successful migration on wildebeest standard. They picked the best crossing point with no bottlenecks, no alligators to be found, and smooth waters.
This is where Mr.Attenborough would have come in very handy, I would have loved to know why that lot decided to turn back at the end and where did they go. Thanks forr sharing with us.
So they are youngsters looking for their mother's. Unfortunately when you have thousands of animals stampeding, many young ones get disorientated and lose sight of their parent. In the chaos and confusion they have stuck together and decided to go back to try and find their mums.
@@charleswatts3810 they were young ones who had been separated from their mothers and were looking for them. They then swam back again to our side and joined the herd.
Lion King Stampede instantly comes to my mind when watching this. Hyenas causing the Wildebeest to stampede into the Gorge And cause a massive dust cloud 7:49
