Great Migration
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The Great Migration is a massive annual movement of millions of wildebeest, zebras, and other herbivores across the Serengeti–Maasai Mara ecosystem in search of fresh grazing and water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Migration canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal migration
ⓘ
ecological phenomenon ⓘ wildlife spectacle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Serengeti wildebeest migration
ⓘ
surface form:
Serengeti migration
Serengeti wildebeest migration ⓘ
surface form:
Serengeti–Maasai Mara migration
|
| attracts |
photographers
ⓘ
safari tourists ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
climate change effects on rainfall patterns
ⓘ
fencing and barriers along routes ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ poaching pressure ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
grassland maintenance
ⓘ
nutrient cycling ⓘ support of predator populations ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
significant revenue for Kenya
ⓘ
significant revenue for Tanzania ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfGazelles | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfWildebeest | about 1.2 million ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfZebra | about 200,000 ⓘ |
| mainSpeciesInvolved |
Gazella
ⓘ
surface form:
Grant's gazelle
Thomson's gazelle ⓘ eland ⓘ wildebeest ⓘ zebra ⓘ |
| movementPattern | circular annual route ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Grumeti River crossing
ⓘ
Mara River crossing ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
dry season
ⓘ
wet season ⓘ |
| predatorInteraction |
crocodile predation at river crossings
ⓘ
hyena predation ⓘ lion predation ⓘ |
| primaryDriver |
search for fresh grazing
ⓘ
search for water ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
drowning during river crossings
ⓘ
exhaustion ⓘ injury ⓘ predation ⓘ |
| routeFeature | cross-border movement between Tanzania and Kenya ⓘ |
| seasonality | annual ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
ecologists
ⓘ
wildlife biologists ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Maasai Mara National Reserve
ⓘ
Serengeti National Park ⓘ Serengeti National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Serengeti–Maasai Mara ecosystem
|
| takesPlaceInCountry |
Kenya
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ |
| timeScale | continuous movement throughout the year ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | major wildlife tourism attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.