Serengeti National Park "Serengeti" National Park is a wild untouched nature. Classical landscapes, giving the whole world the notion of Africa, are taken from here. 14,763 square kilometers of the steppes beyond the horizon. Its name comes from the word "siringet", which means "stretched valley" in the Masai language. This park is known as the "Boundless Plain of Africa", and it justifies its name. The unique climate determines how the inhabitants of the local fauna live here. The park landscape is gradually replaced by meadows in the southern region, savannas in the central and reaches the northern hills, crowned with forests. Fauna of the fabulous Serengeti Mysterious thickets of forests are located in the western part of the national park. Boundless meadows, savannas and plains, picturesque rivers and clear lakes boil with life. These territories are inhabited by about 35 species of wild animals. This is the place where the huge herds of wildebeest can be a couple of meters from the place where you stand, and end in a thin stripe in the distance, leaving for the scarlet-scarlet sunset of the African sun. The Serengeti National Park is considered one of the most interesting parks in Tanzania. An unforgettable experience will leave the spectacle of the migration of countless herds of zebras, giraffes, antelopes moving in the constant search for suitable pastures and water. Migrations can be observed from north to south from October to November and from west to north in April-June. During the whole annual cycle they pass more than 3 thousand kilometers. According to scientists, about 3 million individuals of large animals inhabit the park. The largest animals of the park: rhinoceros; elephant; giraffe; hippopotamus. More than 300 species of reptiles inhabit the park. Ornithologists number here about 500 different species of birds. The entomofauna of the park is represented by sacred scarabs and termites. High termites, like houses, rise above the plain. Predators that live here - lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, hyena dogs, jackals, have rich hunting grounds, thanks to migration and move along with the herds of wildebeest, wild dick, impala, zebra, clippinger, bushbak. The most interesting thing is to observe, As predators hunt. Lion prides and lone hunters cheetahs pursue their prey and attack swiftly. There are African jackals. Many smaller animals are found here in large numbers: Warthogs and baboons; The long legs; Damans; Green monkeys; Colobus; Mongoose and others. The unique climate preserves the pristine nature Scorched by the deadly sun, the African savannah, which has departed after the end of the rainy season, gradually turns into a solid carpet of green, covered with bright flowers. On the coasts of rivers grow fig trees and acacia. A lot of marshes, lakes and shallow streams in the park die in the drought season and take on new life during the rainy season. In the south-eastern part of the park there are mountain massifs. The nature of the Serengeti is unique in that it has been preserved since the time of the Pleistocene, when on earth the hosts were plants and animals and is perhaps one of the most ancient on the planet. Since the climate in the park is humid, a large number of herbaceous plants grow here. In the western part of the park, near Lake Victoria, the height of the grass cover reaches 3-4 meters in some places. Of the 350 species of birds, of which 34 are predators. Among them - 6 kinds of scavengers - vultures, and also eagles - buffoons, vultures and Cape fililles. There are also a bird-secretary, a crowned crane, a flamingo small, an African ostrich and many species of weaver's family. The calm, measured life of the park takes place against the backdrop of the forts of World War I that have survived to this day in the Serengeti. This is truly a unique place to observe the life of animals in a pure, untouched nature.