A heart-pounding chorus of hooves and the sight of wildebeests as far as the eye can see, introduce the audience to the spectacle that few humans ever witness, the Great Migration. While this film is an accolade to the wildebeests it is also a documentary featuring a fascinating array of animals including lions, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, monkeys and even crocodiles. The Serengeti will both excite and educate audiences. Elephants must eat several hundred pounds of leaves and twigs a day just to retain their ideal weight of 14,000 pounds. Hippos are more menacing than they look and there is neither malice nor remorse on the Serengeti.
Predators kill to eat, and to feed their own, nothing more.
Birds also play an important role in the Serengeti. The cattle egret and mottled starling feed on insects brought by the herds while elegant pink flamingos, forthright Kori Bustards, and even lanky ostriches bring their own kind of beauty to the Serengeti. The Serengeti has also been called the cradle of humanity. One of the most famous archeological sites on earth is located in Olduvai Gorge, near the Ngorongoro Crater. They were once the most formidable warriors of East Africa but now they live the more peaceful life of tending cattle and family while still maintaining their unique customs and traditions.