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There are many great wildlife spectacles in the world and
the wildebeest crossing of the Mara River in Kenya must rate as one of the
very best. The animals cross sometime in August but the precise time
varies and it is of great fortune if you can coincide your trip with the
crossing. This year (2005) I was lucky to be able to witness the crossing
though the actual photography was not easy. The greatest challenge is not
the animals themselves but the large number of minivans jostling for
position and a vantage point. Thick bushes on the banks of the river don't
help much! The animals seem to wait for one brave (or foolish) one to lead
the way, once it starts a sense of panic and urgency seems to grip the
wildebeest and they run, jump and tumble into the river and swim across.
Great clouds of dust are kicked up (a lot from the minivans as well!!)
which adds an ethereal quality to the scene.
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