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 The
Serengeti region today covers the Ngorongoro Conservation
Area, Maswa Game Reserve, Serengeti National Park, the Loliondo,
Grumeti and Ikorongo Controlled Areas and the Maasai Mara
National Reserve in Kenya. A hunter named Stewart Edward White
discovered this area in 1913, which is now one of the favorite
destinations of Africa. The major attraction of Serengeti
rolling plains is its large number of big mammals that is
estimated to be around three million.
There is a terrible misunderstanding about the Serengeti Plains, which needs to be sorted out immediately ... The Serengeti Plains are not famous because they are incredible endless flat plains, the scale of which you will not find anywhere else. Actually the plains are quite small. You can drive right across them along their longest axis in less than two hours. The Serengeti Plains are famous because of a unique set of geological and meteorological circumstances that has caused a certain distinct seasonal pattern of grass growth, which in turn is the driving force behind a huge annual migration of grazing animals inevitably followed by the predators.
Each year over 1,200,000 wildebeest and over 800,000 zebra migrate up to 1000 kilometres around the Serengeti eco-system, driven by the ever-changing pattern of food and water supplies. The migration does not follow an ordered path throughout the year but is generally arriving in Maasai Mara toward the end of June thus causing the highest concentration of wildlife in one area from June to early November when they return to Tanzania.
Famous as the home of different varieties of mammals, the
name Serengeti has been derived from the word Siringitu-
'the place where the land moves on forever', which was given
by the Maasai Tribe because every year a large  number
of animals migrate in the nearby areas due to climatic change.
Apart from this the area is famous for having two World Heritage
Sites and two Biosphere Reserves and one of the oldest ecosystem
of the earth. The Serengeti National park is also one of the
major tourist spots of the region as lions, leopards, elephants,
Patterson's eland, Klipspringer, giraffe, rhino and cheetah
are its proud inhabitants. One can also find a variety of
species of birds and reptiles here, as the climate and environment
of the area are suitable for their existence.
Though the climate of the region is normally warm and dry
but the popular activities of Serengeti are ballooning with
Serengeti balloon safaris, bird watching, game viewing, and
walking safaris
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