The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the famous conservation areas in Tanzania. It’s a true wonder of Africa and that’s why it’s a UNESCO world heritage site since 1979 and on the list of the seven wonders of Africa. This area has beautiful view and scenery that it provides to the visitors that come to this area.
There are very many other attractions in the area. The park covers an area of about 8,292 Square Kilometers. This vast land will give you a lot when you come to explore. Some of the other attractions to expect here Olduvai gorge. This place is believed to have held the oldest human remains. Some people call this the “Cradle of Humankind”. Paleoanthropologists Louis Leakey and his wife Mary Leaky in the 1950s discovered the oldest human remains at this site.
Besides the Crater and the site with the oldest remains, there are many other attractions. The Ngorongoro conservation area boosts of about 25,000 species of animals. In the rainy seasons, there will be over 1.7 million wildebeests the will migrate into the ndutu plains for calving. There are about 470,000 gazelles and over 260,000 zebras that will also go into calving during this same season and area.
The Ngorongoro conservation area will give you a chance to see the endangered black rhinos and the Giant African tusked Elephant. The area also has the wild cats of Africa that include: Lions, Cheetahs, Leopards, Caracals and Servals. The cats are attracted here because there are many animals that they can prey on.
Rumbe Hills in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Rumbe Hills are covered in grassland and are breeding area for zebras, buffalos and Wildebeests. This area attracts very many prey animals since most of the grass eating animals will flock this area. The Lions made this home as they prey a lot on the large herds of buffalos. There over 100 lions in the area and about 400 hyenas.
The animals in this area are habituated. This is because the area has been an area of research and field studies for very many years.
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