Earning their stripes: Zebras battle wildebeest in bid to cross river to reach grasslands

Fighting their way through the hordes of wildebeest, a band of zebras bravely attempt to cross one of the Serengeti’s fast-flowing rivers in their bid to reach fresh grasslands.The annual migration sees thousands of wildebeest move across the plains in search for new grazing opportunities.As they make the journey however they are forced to attempt to find a way across the frantic waters. But as the thousands of wildebeest attempted to cross the Mara river, a smaller group of about ten zebras also made a bid to get to the other side, which left them fighting to make their way through the herd. Many wildebeest were trampled to death but all of the zebras managed to survive the crossing.One zebra was even dunked underwater for around 30 seconds but somehow managed to escape by biting the wildebeest before swimming to safety.

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