The Great Migration — Optic Safari

The Great Migration

Wildebeest and zebra herds on the move across the Serengeti, with the vultures that follow.

I. The Herds

Wildebeest by the thousands, moving across the Serengeti in long dark lines as they follow the rains and fresh grass.

Wildebeest herd on the move, Serengeti

Wildebeest crowded together, Serengeti

Herds spread across the plains, Serengeti

Wildebeest walking through morning mist, Serengeti

Wildebeest gathered on the plain, Serengeti

Wildebeest standing in golden grass, Serengeti

Massed wildebeest, Serengeti

Huge herd grazing, Serengeti

Wildebeest close-up among the herd, Serengeti

Herds under a pale sky, Serengeti

Topi in the morning dust, Serengeti

Wildebeest streaming across the grass, Serengeti

Herds filling the plains, Serengeti

Wildebeest crossing the grassland, Serengeti

Vast herd below distant hills, Serengeti

Wildebeest running through the grass, Serengeti

Wildebeest packed together, Serengeti

Wildebeest herd in the grass, Serengeti

Wildebeest grazing up close, Serengeti

Wildebeest at the edge of the herd, Serengeti

Topi sparring in the dust, Serengeti

Herd grazing in the woodland, Serengeti

Wildebeest under scattered trees, Serengeti

Herds dotting the plains, Serengeti

II. Stripes

Zebras travel with the wildebeest, grazing side by side and keeping watch from the edges of the herd.

Zebra in the grass ahead of the herds, Serengeti

Zebras on a misty morning, Serengeti

Zebras grooming each other, Serengeti

Zebra alone in the haze, Serengeti

Zebras below a rocky hill, Serengeti

Lone zebra on the plain, Serengeti

Zebra pair in warm light, Serengeti

Zebras on the open plain, Serengeti

Zebras walking across the plain, Serengeti

Zebras grazing together, Serengeti

III. The Followers

Where the herds go, the vultures and marabou storks are never far behind.

Vulture feeding in the grass, Serengeti

Marabou stork and vultures at a carcass, Serengeti

Vultures and storks gathered at a kill, Serengeti

Vulture perched in an acacia, Serengeti

Vultures at a carcass, Serengeti

Storks and vultures feeding, Serengeti

Zebras