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From wildebeests thundering across the Serengeti plains to monarch butterflies fluttering through North American skies, animal migrations are everywhere, marking the seasons, redistributing vital nutrients, reawakening the senses.
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Oakland’s Briley Farm, whose Lake Apopka-front property boasts a menagerie of zebras, wildebeests and watusi cattle, features a photo of peacocks on its website.
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From wildebeests thundering across the Serengeti plains to monarch butterflies fluttering through North American skies, animal migrations are everywhere, marking the seasons, redistributing vital nutrients, reawakening the senses.
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From wildebeests thundering across the Serengeti plains to monarch butterflies fluttering through North American skies, animal migrations are everywhere, marking the seasons, redistributing vital nutrients, reawakening the senses.
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The elephant population declined to 200 from 2,000, while wildebeest and zebras numbered fewer than 50 each, down from several thousand.
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Your guide drives you alongside zebras and wildebeests and herd after herd of impalas, the hot-supermodel versions of deer.
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Their final list encompassed 253 populations of 36 species of herbivorous mammals — including elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos and wildebeests — in 126 protected areas throughout Africa.
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The area is abundant year-round with zebras, wildcats, giraffes and elephants, including herds of wildebeests that migrate past the camp from November to March.
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Origin and Etymology of wildebeest
First Known Use: circa 1824
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: a large African animal that has long curving horns
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