Ndutu, Tanzania
Half a Million Calves in Three Weeks
Only The short rains must green the southern plains; if the grass has not come up the herds calve elsewhere or later
Access: guided
Where to see it
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area — primary_viewing
- Arusha — primary_viewing
On the short grass plains around Ndutu roughly 500,000 wildebeest calves are dropped inside two to three weeks. Calves are on their feet within minutes, and every predator on the plains knows the date.