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One would think their sheer number, not to mention their sharp horns, would be enough to keep any interlopers at bay.
But this brave group of zebras showed their fearless side as they brazenly barged in front of thousands of imposing wildebeest to cross the Mara River in Masai Mara, Kenya.
Despite the queue-barging, the wildebeest get on well with their zebra friends and are quite comfortable thrashing about in the river together.

Awe-inspiring: A group of zebras bravely gallop in front of a mass of wildebeest to forge clear in the race to cross the Mara River in Kenya

Odd ones out: The striped friends are outnumbered by their horned counterparts but are unfazed as they tackle the treacherous waters

Wonder of the world: The annual migration from the Serengeti involves more than 1.3milion wildebeest and 200,000 zebras

Every year, in one of nature’s great spectacles, a staggering 1.3million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra migrate north from the Serengeti plains in search of fresh pasture, negotiating the potentially deadly river on their way before returning later in the year.

The Great Migration also involves about 500,000 Thomson’s gazelles, 97,000 Topi and 18,000 elands.

Their main worries are crocodiles, which can pounce at an moment, while many drown in the notoriously choppy waters.

Uncertain future: Many thousands of the animals will fall prey to predators like crocodiles and hippos, while some will drown in the choppy river

 

We did it!These animals make it one from side to the other unscathed but thousands of others aren’t so lucky

Millions of tourists flock to see the awe-inspiring event.

This year, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta stood in a tourist vehicle and marveled at the beauty of it all.

‘I think it’s important for people to visit this park because it gives you a chance, an opportunity to see the majesty of our creation,’ he said.

‘It’s an event that can’t be replicated anywhere else in the world. The only place you see this wondrous migration of these animals crossing over from the Serengeti in search of water and grazing land is here in Maasai Mara.’
source::::::mailonline.com UK

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