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Zebra Migration - Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

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Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Salt Pans witnesses one of Africa’s most incredible, but much lesser known migrations. 

As the rains start to fall in the months of November and December hundreds and thousands of zebra make the migration away from Botswana's drying Okavango Delta towards the pans in search of fresh and nutritious pastures. 

Thanks to these grasses and waters, these months often witness the birth of many zebra foals. However, while the pans are often safer than the delta the zebra must still be on the look out for predators, particularly lions and cheetah.

Toby Pheasant

Toby first visited Africa at the tender age of four when he accompanied his family on their first of several safari holidays. From that moment on Toby’s love affair with Africa’s nature and wildlif...

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