Named derived from the Maasai language meaning endless plains

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• Named derived from the Maasai language meaning
  endless plains
  
• Located in northwestern Tanzania
• Spans across 30,000 km
• Hosts the largest and longest overland migration
  in the world of wildebeest and zebras, a
  semi-annual occurrence
  
• -Migration is one of the seven tourist travel
  wonders of the world
  
• -Nearly 2 million herbivores travel from the
  northern hills toward the southern plains,
  crossing the Mara River
  
• Sometimes called the Circular Migration
• Over 250,000 wildebeest will die along the
  journey from Tanzania to Masai Mara Reserve, a
  total of 500 miles
  
• Region has large diverse habitats ranging from
  riverine forests, swamps, kopjes, grasslands, and
  woodlands.

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• Serengeti National Park was established in 1951
• Was Tanzanias first national park and remains
  the flagship of the countrys tourism industry
  
• Well known for its healthy stock of resident
  wildlife, mainly the Big Five
  
• -Named for the five most prized trophies taken by
  hunters
  
• Lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and buffalo