Gnu - endless migration or "Leap of Fate"

Remember the scene from the animated film "The Lion King." Yes, the one in the gorge. In life, everything is almost the same - flocks of thousands of birds rushing forward, sweeping away everything in its path, falling and rising again, or not getting up. These are the laws of the wildebeest migration.

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1. Thousands of wildebeest raise into the air pillars of dust and water, crossing the river on one of the largest migrations on the planet.





2. During this spectacular event, sometimes called a "leap of fate", wildebeest running down to the river Mara in Kenya.



3. Cautiously stepping into the water, which is full of crocodiles lurking in anticipation of production ...



4. ... and on the other side are waiting for the hungry land predators ...



5. Herd produces incredibly powerful noise, plunging into unfamiliar waters.



6. This event was caught on camera 46-year-old Czech photographer Vaclav Silha animal painter, who arrived in Kenya to the Mara River to see for this grand event.



7. "The river is about 20 meters wide, - says the photographer - but it's not as dangerous as that is very steep bank of the river and the animals often hurt himself, not even reaching the ground."



8. "The whole process is full of stress. It's like the most chaotic traffic jam I've ever seen. Even crocodiles are afraid of getting caught in their path. "



9. crocodiles and other predators just waiting to break away from the bulk of the weak or the young ones.



10. These animals live in a constant cycle, depending on the weather moving to new pastures. In January and February, the females give birth to 40,000 babies in three weeks.



11. Youngsters immediately joins the endless round of migration between Tanzania and Kenya.



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