Saturday, October 25, 2014

Incredible time-lapse reduces five-day migration of 1.5 MILLION wildebeest from Kenya to Tanzania... to just one minute

Wildebeest pour down the banks before leaping into the Mara River.

  • Beautiful scenes captured by Will Burrard-Lucas
  • Time-lapse a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
  • Footage was shot over five days in Northern Serengeti
This is the stunning time-lapse that shows the migration of 1.5million wildebeest in Northern Serengeti, Tanzania.
Captured by wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and his brother Matt, the footage was shot over five days, and condensed to just one minute.
The incredible scenes, which show the wildebeest moving from Kenya into Tanzania, was a finalist in the new time-lapse category at this week's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.



Breathtaking: This beautiful time-lapse shows 1.5million wildebeest migrating from Kenya to Tanzania
Breathtaking: This beautiful time-lapse shows 1.5million wildebeest migrating from Kenya to Tanzania
Nature at its best: The footage was a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Nature at its best: The footage was a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

On his blog, Burrard-Lucas explains that time-lapse was the only way in which to properly capture the 'awe-inspiring' migration he witnessed.
'We found that time-lapse was the only medium that allowed us to convey the magnitude of the migration,' the photographer from Beaconsfield, Bucks, writes.
'It shows the migrating wildebeest crossing the Mara River while moving south into Tanzania from Kenya.'
Staggering: Will Burrard-Lucas and brother Matt spent five days capturing the migration 
Staggering: Will Burrard-Lucas and brother Matt spent five days capturing the migration 
The great migration: The herd travel over 3,000 kilometres every year
The great migration: The herd travel over 3,000 kilometres every year

The 'great migration' is the world's largest migration of land mammals, which sees the mass movement of wildebeest. The herd travel 3,000 kilometres every year, in search of new grazing territory in March, and back south to give birth around October.
According to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year entry, 10,000 wildebeest can cross the Mara River in half an hour. It is estimated that up to 250,000 of the mammals perish during the migration every year, and the Mara crossing is the most dangerous part of the journey.
Burrard-Lucas writes about this experience and nine other incredible experiences in his free e-book 'My Top Ten Wildlife Experiences'.
To see more of his work, follow Will on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

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