When looking for one of the most famous areas in Tanzania and Africa, look no further than the Ngorongoro conservation area. It’s a true Spectacle of Africa and that’s why it’s a UNESCO world heritage site from the year 1979 and on the list of the seven wonders of Africa. This area has stunning views and scenery that it provides to the visitors that come here.
The crater is believed to be about 260 meters deep and 2,000 Kilometers squared of area. It’s definitely one of the highlights of the visit to the Ngorongoro crater.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Zebras in the Ngorongoro conservation area.
The local people call then Punda Milia in the Swahili language. They are really beautiful and peaceful animals. It would be nice that everyone a safari to the Ngorongoro conservation area sees Zebras. They are really a beautiful natural spectacle.
The Zebras are most common in the area of Lake Ndutu and the Gol mountains that have short grass. They also flock these area mostly in the rainy season to calve from here. The area can have over 260,000 zebras. The zebras live in large groups just like the wildebeests. Each group is dominated by a stallion. The groups are usually patchy and sub divided. One stallion will have between 2 to 6 mares.
The zebras bond a lot and look for lost group members in case one disappears. They also watch out for predators and protect each other. They move with a controlled pace to cater for the old and young.
Most predators are active at night but the stripes of the Zebras tend to camouflage with the darkness and the moon life for their protection.
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