Then, as if a herdsman had cracked a whip, wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and antelope sweep over the plains, and for a few weeks the Serengeti thrums with hoofs pounding against hard earth.

Like a human fingerprint, a zebra’s stripe pattern is unique ... and zebras, impala antelope, wildebeest and other animals seek refuge and water along the riverbanks. But in 1989, after years ...

Every summer, hordes of wildebeest, zebra and Thomson's gazelle gather ... "Then it darted forward and caught an antelope." Yu says the dramatic climax of the trek occurs at the final challenge ...

Or the giant wildebeest? Perhaps most strangely of all ... Africans never domesticate their own species of wild horse, the zebra? Zebra are closely related to the domesticated horse, sharing ...

Over a million wildebeest plus half as many zebra and gazelle follow the rains northward from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Mara, and back again in October. The single greatest hurdle to the ...

While they might occasionally target a wildebeest calf or a young or injured zebra, this is rare and quite risky. Cheetahs must carefully manage their energy expenditure, as those impressive ...