Ngorongoro Wildlife. Tanzania - Full Documentary

[Applause] [Music] approximately three million years ago in the northern region of what today is Tanzania the Goron Gotha volcano became inactive as its internal pressure diminished so its immense central bulk caved in creating the largest volcanic crater on our planet this fertile ground which as well as being covered in ash from surrounding volcanoes also received a higher rainfall than that of other neighboring regions soon giving rise to an array of flora the conditions of this land whereby the crater slopes protected it from the outside world were perfect for new elephants buffalo flamingos cranes and a whole host of other creatures and the ones uninhabited and desolate Gordon Goro crater filled with life [Music] [Music] some 15 million years ago long before man walked upon his planet the earth shook in the distant region of the African Rift a gigantic 1 kilometer high fault crossed the north of what is now Tanzania to the goal Mountain the magma emerged from the bowels of the earth scorching its surface and filling the landscape with fire and desolation what is once a vast plain now became a ripple of mountains and abrupt valleys and volcanoes dominated the skyline some of these reached great heights such as the Kilimanjaro or the gorram Goro though the latter on becoming inactive eventually sank into itself leaving only its lower slopes to hint at what was once its former glory the landscape has radically changed since then and today the gore un'goro crater harbors numerous ecosystems one of the most important of these is the Loray acacia forest which occupies the volcano's southeastern internal slopes the rise actually the Masai word for the yellow barked Akasha the biological diversity within its interior makes the Goron go to crater unique and remarkable Wildlife Sanctuary next to the acacia forest the wetlands rivers and lakes remind us that a one time the bottom of the crater used to lie entirely below water the permanence of these ecosystems even in the drying system has established a proliferation of species such as flamingos pelicans or the immense hippopotamus global climatic change has brought with it reduced rainfall in the region and evidence pointing at a drop in water table and aquifer levels means that the conservation of this fragile ecosystem is in danger the rainy season has arrived from November to May the crater radically changes in appearance the dry prairies turn from yellow to green from herds of news zebras gazelles and buffalo come from the Serengeti in search of new pastures the clouds shed their water soaking the ground and replenishing aquifers rivers wetlands and lakes it is a period of abundance during these months it has been estimated that there are more than 25,000 large mammals in the crater attracting in turn one of the highest concentrations of predatory animals in Africa Lake Magadi is the only lake to retain water during the dry season we the maximum depth never in excess of three meters it is the ideal habitat for two of the craters most characteristic Birds the greater flamingos and the lesser flamingos every year thousands of these birds arriving Goren Goro with the rains huge colonies of flamingos come to the lake where they sieve the water in search of algae and Crustacea their staple diet [Music] at midday the high humidity and evaporation levels caused by the heat becomes suffocating the grande zebras nip each other while playing the simple exercise plays an essential role in establishing and consolidating the social ties within a group [Music] it is during the rainy season that the zippers give birth as is the case of a large number of the crater's herbivores abundant pasture land considerably increases the probability of successfully raising the young with shortages neither of food nor water the young zebras quickly developed the necessary physical strength and speed for surviving in the Prairie [Music] the great herds of news are also breeding and almost as soon as they are born the young will be able to follow their parents in the Prairie the proliferation of the newly born transforms the crater into a paradise for predators some of which are themselves also in the process of rearing their young the young jackals mother can rest assured that there is enough food for the entire litter for the young warthog this is a time of fun and games in which danger does not seem to exist such a carefree attitude is compensated for by the mother will take on the burden of worrying for her young as long as they depend on her Goran Goro's largest predator the lion is too busy to be interested in the herbivores right now the female is trying to attract his attention in order that he take note of her state and as so often happens when he responds she rejects him the male seems to have lost interest but the female would not give up so easily she starts her act again showing herself to be receptive and submissive he doesn't seem to be so keen to be humiliated this time nevertheless he is once more roused into action and is again rejected finally the female consents to being mounted this tortures game of ocean pool may well repeat itself every 20 minutes all day the male black rhinoceros sprays his urine to mark out his territory a female on heat has entered his territory and the male rushes towards her excited by her scent within the Goron Goro limits this scene is becoming increasingly frequent the shape of the crater allows for efficient vigilance against poachers and today its wildlife is generally considered to be safe at least from this source of danger the extensive prairies within the base of the crater are home to another of got'em guru's herbivores the cape buffalo these herds comprised of as many as 2,000 head of buffalo are led by an old female while the male's protect the rear guard the buffalos poor hearing and eyesight mean it has to depend on its acute sense of smell to detect the presence of enemies they raise the heads continuously in order to pick up the messages carried through the air to their nostrils despite the group's painstaking vigilance there are actually very few predators that offer them any serious threat the cape buffalo is really a stretch on the limits of the Lions hunting abilities its size and strength make it a very dangerous animal and no predator would choose to attack one if it had another smaller choice of prey in the rainy season however these huge herds however many carves amongst the numbers and these curls are indeed vulnerable it is the lionesses that do the hunting but on this occasion they don't seem too interested [Music] nevertheless the Buffaloes remained on guard this time it is a male lion that has taken the initiative [Music] although his efforts have been rewarded this time only 8% of a single-lens hunting results in success this percentage increases to 33% in group hunts three families of lions live in Gorham Goro their interaction with lion populations on the outside is almost non-existent and inbreeding is frequent genetic diversity has reduced by 40 percent compared to that in the neighboring Serengeti and the reduction in the number of Cubs in each litter is beginning to seem indicative of an increasing weakness of the species in the world of birds hunters on the hunted also lived side by side and the abdomen stalk has its airborne version of the lion to contend with the eagle a rapacious in who has captured a young stalk once the prey has become overcome the Eagle has to eat as quickly as possible on the ground the Eagle is vulnerable and may be seen and attacked by other predators having satisfied his appetite the Eagle will seek the protection of the trees and will even leave his catch behind if it is too difficult to take it with him [Music] the monotony of the vast open plains of the Savannah is only broken by handful of Akash's used as watchtowers by leopards and birds of prey in the southeast of the crater however the landscape is occupied by the Loray forest the forest protective Akash's are home to enormous variety of fauna as well as offering refuge from predators the forest also offers a permanent supply of food amongst the many creatures inhabiting the forest are the two species of primates to be found in Colorado [Music] the baboon's cover the entire forest and such a food and do not usually climb the trees except in order to escape the enemies or to sleep now usually to be found in groups of between 30 and 100 individuals which are governed by a complex social organization the fights among the young are frequent and helped establish the pecking order amongst the male's a mere demonstration of strength is usually enough to convince the weaker contender to admit defeat and such fights rarely lead to bloodshed the young are watched over and protected by the whole group such diligent vigilance stems from the fact that the female baboons are not fertile until the age of 4 and also because they feed their young for a long period of time by spacing out the birth rate this puts a premium on keeping infant mortality to an absolute minimum the pervert monkeys prefer the more open areas of the forest where they feed on fruit bulbs and roots as opposed to the baboon's the small monkeys only possible form of Defense's escape and they are attacked by both land predators and birds of prey who do not hesitate in robbing them of their food permanently on alert while they eat their acute hearing enables them to locate the kite even before it's visible the powerful talons of these birds are a sufficiently convincing argument against fighting to keep the food the best thing is to leave them to it and to run for cover today the low-rise forests ecosystem is in jeopardy climatic change has brought with it a shift in the water table and aquifer levels and the acacias are dying of thirst furthermore a formidable enemy that feeds on young leaves and bark is joined in the process of destruction the African elephant which is born at 100 kilos can end up weighing as much as 6 tonnes as an adult consuming some 300 kilos of food a day in the dry season 70% of its dietary need is satisfied by trees an excessive demand upon the withering larai forest only adult male elephants living gauranga row the crater lacking sufficient vegetation to feed the large herds made up of females and their offspring the elephant's go to the nearby rivers and pools for their mud baths next term the hippopotamus also enjoys the permanent year-long presence of water here a rare luxury indeed bathing is open to all and the Buffalo also decides to join in a fun another species that goes back a long way here in the crater and which is impervious to the daily struggles between predators and prey is man some 10,000 years ago the so-called Stone Bull people lived off these lands then came named Bablu and after them the de toga the Maasai who are the current inhabitants of the crater expelled the dirt ogen maintained numerous quarrels with these people even today they refer to the data as the strong enemy in 1956 the then National Park of gongura which fell within the Serengeti was the cause of polemic after agriculture and farming were banned within its limits the Maasai inhabitants were not prepared to renounce their historic rights and the Tanzanian government eventually had to segregate Goro Goro from the National Park creating the so called conservation zone with its own special management [Music] today the Maasai can drive their cattle freely within the conservation zone they are not allowed to cultivate the land but the government seldom grain at a very reduced price thus avoiding renewed protests one may well suspect that the Messiah's domestic livestock would be in competition with the large herds of herbivores that inhabit the crater however the crater has enough grazing ground to feed both without creating difficulties and therefore domestic livestock does not pose any threat to the conservation of the area the abundance of life and water and gongura never failed to surprise visitors to the old volcano the mountains that have so generously guarded the secret of this crater hiding it away and caring for its climate have made it a unique and clav in Africa here we will not witness the amazing migration of news to be seen in the same Getty because the large bovid herds the flamingos the black rhinoceroses and the elephants enjoy a year-round bonanza without equal in the rest of East Africa [Music] the days when the gorram go to volcano spewed its furious rivers of burning lava from the bowels of the earth are well gone and today the crater together with the Linga volcano the Messiah God's Mountain offers us a picture of a little piece of paradise [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Length: 24min 17sec (1457 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 16 2018