There’s no rest for the wildebeest, especially as it crosses the crocodile-infested Mara River between Kenya and Tanzania, shown here. Each year, as many as 1.5 million blue wildebeest move through this region following seasonal rains. The annual migration is one of the world’s great wildlife spectacles, a journey that will take the wildebeest some 800 miles, as they seek out lush, green grass and fresh water. August often finds the herd here in the northern Serengeti Plains, a favorite destination for safari-goers who will also see some 200,000 zebras—as well as smaller numbers of gazelles and elands—that accompany the herd. The great number of animals makes this phenomenon one of the largest land migrations on Earth, often called the ‘world cup of wildlife.’
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National Bison Month
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Happy Astronomy Day!
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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World Architecture Day
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Festivus
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Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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On the lookout for Sheep-Cote Clod
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Borrego Badlands
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
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Canada s $20 view
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Next stop, Tofino
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Death Valley National Park, California
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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The Pearl of Siberia
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It s Star Wars Day