![Wildebeests crossing river](https://images.followalice.com/4KUsJau3xl7fyILszTL1F4/5826fc3f5b3817971c6b20bb3d5b62df/Wildebeests_of_Great_Migration_crossing_river.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=1200&h=1200)
7 truly stupendous facts about the Great Migration
The Great Wildlife Migration – also known as the Great Wildebeest Migration, or simply as the Great Migration – is a phenomenon like no other on Earth. In fact, it’s the largest land-based animal migration in the world!
![Blue wildebeests herd](https://images.followalice.com/6QMlK3QPsrZFefdgo5rs8v/4ff7bdb26689ef06adabd0f444ec2c66/Wildebeests_safari_Tanzania_great_migration.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=480)
The Great Migration is a far-reaching ecosystem that’s full of drama and spectacle.
![Great Migration map](https://images.followalice.com/4B6ZsKzhkwZO4ExPvevXam/f8b6d81d02ea2dd3dbb754b41bb3c888/The-Great-Migration_Serengeti-1-1010x1024.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=811)
![Wildebeests herd](https://images.followalice.com/27a1ifDj8rpYrqzdSudOhv/9d93d6f63db3d3ee6167247a1d700b12/Wildebeests-1024x1024.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=800)
Blue wildebeests aren't, of course, blue. But there's a silvery–blue sheen to their coat when seen at certain angles in the light.
1. Wildebeests rely on zebras for their survival
![a blue wildebeest herd](https://images.followalice.com/3rzfB9tTqC3HPtg2HNw7z3/fbdf3096e714a9ae09d41ac2ffc8b151/Wildebeest-herd-in-Serengeti--1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
![Zebras and wildebeests among tall grass](https://images.followalice.com/1conaRx1Ynmiw2yZaTnKMy/922c99a55185d3f4b2b3c6555ba5a87e/Zebras_Joe_Hunt-1024x682.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
2. Nile crocs can survive on one or two feedings a year
![Open mouth of crocodile](https://images.followalice.com/19ZzoVyposHChNAyxSERHE/98959152be329535d965c1c56d3d45af/Crocodile-1024x576.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
Did you know that Nile crocodiles live, on average, for 70 to 100 years??
![river crossing of wildebeests](https://images.followalice.com/6Rb3cRlGBlg8APo3ML3vVA/7c975ad999b19a7d569dba5ae6893735/mara-river-wildebeests-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
3. Around half a million calves are born in two months
![Zebra foal seated on ground](https://images.followalice.com/2a5lp2dzvmlSc9H7Tqvxg0/2535a065319852da7277f4f2049221b5/zebra-2357098_1280-1024x720.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=563)
![Blue Wildebeest female with Newborn Calf, Baby Suckling, Serengeti Park in Tanzania](https://images.followalice.com/7qvYmhqhn0LbCqqD0pThjs/41718439f885eff24bc0af8b477b22b6/OUrs._Blue_Wildebeest__connochaetes_taurinus__Female_with_Newborn_Calf__Baby_Suckling__Serengeti_Park_in_Tanzania.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=523)
Wildebeests have one of the highest fertilisation success rates of all mammals.
4. Calves are able to stand minutes after birth
![Zebra foal](https://images.followalice.com/4kB1MO4ow2VNKauZ0cZzoH/4ed94e76a40359d498de97e02a900c6a/Zebra-foal-1024x682.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=533)
![Wildebeest foal](https://images.followalice.com/18BDD3ipEEUYEPlOnlQAzv/5954bf2859a8640ffea3160bdefb8e25/Wildebeest-and-calf-Ngorongoro-Crater.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=532)
5. Adult lions can eat 40 kg of wildebeest in a sitting!
![Male lion in tall brown grass](https://images.followalice.com/7isvc3P5gaymxymLLcRHLs/7e484a351ac985fddebf775fbc39d977/lion-in-dry-tall-grass-1024x680.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=531)
After a really big meal, a lion can sleep for up to 24 hours. Cats, right?
![Lioness eating meat](https://images.followalice.com/47LpkxjHFLgLT5aZA4izdf/9f2a3882be59c20a4027dc5cab7e3925/Lion-eating-1024x678.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=530)
6. Wildebeest hooves leave a scent trail for others to follow
![blue wildebeest walking](https://images.followalice.com/5Xh0XvJ9XYTxf8OQ6z1jNf/d240c8600cd0c92714c2a360754336a5/Lone-wildebeest-1024x683.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=534)
![Wildebeest-herd-across-grassland-1024x576.jpg](https://images.followalice.com/2MqtSjTzvw8wOtH41cqmSP/daba5758b46afec4be4db101b522206c/Wildebeest-herd-across-grassland-1024x576.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=450)
7. The grunt of each wildebeest is unique
![Two resting wildebeests](https://images.followalice.com/4KE9YQMibENzPJ8zmhZcmj/3e7d86d4a50bcda33fa908b76efe8f3a/wildebeest-4667602_1920-1024x540.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=422)
![wildebeest herd](https://images.followalice.com/3Voujo44iWKXvohXWgk9Ol/8e479732ab8e754d086e3d03b0e5905b/ngorongoro-conservation-area-wildebeests-1024x647.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=505)
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