Herds of wildebeest and zebra approach the Mara River between Tanzania and Kenya. It is the Great Migration, the largest mass movement of land animals on the planet.
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On the trail of the Great Migration
The stream of wildebeests and zebras flowed north toward the Kenyan border. We followed it.
Where the safari started
Our flight into Zanzibar settled on the runway after midnight. I looked out the window. It was dark and soft like the inside of a smudge pot and there was little to see except the flashes of the ground crew. A tug swung around. Its lamps illuminated palm fronds just beyond the pavement. Dense vegetation completed the backdrop.
