Calving season
Tanzania in February
Warm and humid, with short afternoon storms. The grass is green and short.
- Season
- Calving season
- Safari quality
- Exceptional for predator action.
- How busy
- Moderate
Around half a million wildebeest calves are born on the southern plains in roughly three weeks. Nothing else in the year draws in predators quite like it. If big cats are the one thing you care about, this is your month!
The migration in February
Ndutu & the southern plains
They're gathered on the short grass between Ndutu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area boundary.
- What is happening
- Peak calving
- Herd behaviour
- Roughly half a million calves born in about three weeks, and predators everywhere you look.
- Photography
- The best predator photography of the year
- Where to be
- Ndutu · Kusini · Southern Serengeti
Remember, the herds follow rainfall, not a calendar. This is where they usually are this month, based on recent years. Think of it as a planning guide, never a guarantee of what you'll see.
Where we'd go