Great wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River between Masai Mara and Serengeti [Kenya-Tanzania]

[@JamesandLaurent]

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[@woltersworld]

That is amazing! Thanks for showing this. We are heading there but not during the migration. Really appreciate this one.

[@JamesandLaurent]

We wish you all the best with your upcoming trip. There is nothing like a safari in Africa. The Serengeti and the Masai Mara are amazing. We were so blessed to be able to witness the migration, but there were lots of other things to see outside of the migration.

[@alcafocha]

This was really amazing. Felt like I was in the middle of a National Geographic documentary. I can't imagine what it would have been like in person. You guys have had some amazing travel experiences.

[@JamesandLaurent]

Thanks for the kind words. It was an absolutely incredible spectacle indeed. Nature at its best. It's been that way for thousands of years and we were glad to be able to witness it.

[@Grateful2Exist]

@@JamesandLaurent Would I be able to time a trip to assure that I see the migration? And find the correct location to find them crossing? Or is it mainly just luck? Thanks!

[@FelixCheboi-o6r]

Need to go to Africa, its beautiful and smells good, the sky is hire, closer to nature is what I want.

[@JamesandLaurent]

We hope you do. Nothing like a safari to be close to nature.

[@MarriedWithBackpacks]

How amazing to have witnessed that! Absolutely crazy!

[@davidlang8218]

Just finished the video wow I think there are just as many vultures is there were wildebeests I am now a fan for life! thank you so much for this amazing content!

[@JamesandLaurent]

Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot to us :)

[@LillardLove]

This was so interesting! It’s amazing how many there are. My 5 year old loved the footage of them all jumping in.

[@JamesandLaurent]

We believe this is one of the last great spectacles on earth and are so grateful we were able to witness it like we did :)

[@resianemaculate.]

Home sweet home

[@lindsaygrove6153]

Great video. Very informative. I wonder if maybe the crocs didn't attack right off because they were trying to warm up in the sun. Then it was too late once they got their body temperature evened out. Lucky for the wildebeests...except for, you know, the ones who drowned from exhaustion. ):

[@kerrimaida2569]

When I went they had migrated 3 weeks earlier. It is so amazing to watch. I had the best holiday ever although I missed seeing it

[@JamesandLaurent]

So unfortunate, because these few minutes were the highlight of our trip. We hope you get the chance to go back at the right time.

[@mariagraziabonora7392]

I had the privilege to see the river crossing in Serengeti 3 weeks ago. The great spectacle on earth! Gorgeous video!

[@JamesandLaurent]

Glad you enjoyed it! Our video and in real life :)

[@kylelaherty9747]

Amazing footage! Thanks for sharing it

[@JamesandLaurent]

Our pleasure

[@MacinSoftDaDIY]

oh wow those were bulls ? migrating and u captured it live oh great ive never seen that real live in my own eyes.... bravo good job.. .

[@JamesandLaurent]

It happens twice a year. From Tanzania to Kenya in June-July and from Kenya to Tanzania in August-September. A million and a half of them cross the river each time. It is an absolutely incredible spectacle.

[@bharatikumar4519]

i loved this .. you gave us real footage, not with music and stuff.. this was like seeing it live.. thanks

[@JamesandLaurent]

We wish you have the opportunity to see it live some day. It was an incredible spectacle.

[@robinsoncolleen48823]

What a demonstration of the Circle of Life! An amazing and unique life experience.

[@emibelledame1]

Hello supporting my friends as promised...interesting how they all followed same path. What a huge population. You got really close there. I was shocked at how many died in the river...i wonder why soooo many died...Where is this?

[@JamesandLaurent]

It is the Mara River, between Kenya and Tanzania. Out of 1.5 million wildebeests that cross, a few hundreds of them are bound to die. Some of them drown. Some of them get eaten by crocodiles. Their flesh participate in the river's ecosystem, feeding fish, which in turn feed crocodiles and birds. The circle of nature.

[@MGyoutube307]

James and Laurent's World Travels What safari company? I am trying to plan a trip. Did you get closer than other vehicles?

[@resianemaculate.]

@@MGyoutube307 Wouldn't mind to help.This is home for me

[@AdventureEverywhere]

Ha, this reminds me of the crowds at Disneyland when the gates open. c/t

[@JamesandLaurent]

Absolutely :)

[@KikiTikiIRL]

This is a fascinating video!!! Would have made a cool timelapse. ✌🏼

[@KikiTikiIRL]

C/t🤗

[@JamesandLaurent]

We never thought about it, even though we do timelapse videos all the time :)

[@topgeardel]

Pure herd mentality. Survival of the fittest.

[@JamesandLaurent]

Or the luckiest at times. But it was an amazing spectacle to witness.

[@munenehumphrey5966]

My ten year old son loves this

[@JamesandLaurent]

We love it too, and we're a lot older than 10 :).

[@loangirly]

This is unreal - thank you! Which tour group did you use?

[@JamesandLaurent]

We used a small tour operator called Corso Safari. We had a private tour for the two of us and it wasn't much more expensive than an organized tour with a bunch of strangers. We highly recommend them.

[@resianemaculate.]

This is home,I was born and raised up on Masai Mara.Come I show you around

[@aizackmbise]

Absolutely Tanzania

[@poojajmath]

What time of year did you visit? And which side were you on? Kenyan or Serengeti?

[@JamesandLaurent]

They normally cross from Tanzania to Kenya in July and back to Tanzania in September. We were there in September and were on the Tanzanian side, watching them cross back.

[@jairosadventure4315]

it sound like an incredible adventure await you!@@JamesandLaurent

[@onthelock3745]

Great video, but the fact that you were standing in their route on the exit side of the river led to a stamped, you tamped with the natural setting!!

[@JamesandLaurent]

There is unfortunately a trail on the ridge and we were parked on the side of the trail. Not sure how we could have done things any differently.

[@EdilmaDorfman]

Super useful, thanks! 🙏

[@JamesandLaurent]

Glad we could help :)

[@monikd278]

Most wonderful show of Nature

[@JamesandLaurent]

Absolutely. We are forever grateful that we were able to witness this incredible spectacle. Now that buffalos don't migrate anymore in North America, the wildebeest migration is the last great land migration there is to observe. The sheer number of animals and the setting with the river crossing is like nothing else on earth.

[@monikd278]

@@JamesandLaurent yes we can say .....Earth 's pride but sometimes it's finished very sadly

[@RochelleEskue]

Thank you for sharing the river crossing minus the croc's slaughter.

[@JamesandLaurent]

No problem. It's 1.5 million wildebeest vs. only a few hundred crocs :)

[@joshuaj.chinda9873]

Nice video and Camera setup

[@JamesandLaurent]

We had an amazing guide who took us to the perfect spot. It was an amazing spectacle :).

[@elizabethcarvajal6963]

I love these dudes

[@JamesandLaurent]

If 'these dudes' refers to us two, we are flattered 🤗🤗🤗. If 'these dudes' refers to the wildebeests, we're pretty sure there's plenty of females in there too 😄😄😄.

[@LeonardKoskei-xj4ft]

Wonders of the world 😮

[@JamesandLaurent]

It truly was :)

[@sungkeemin3620]

Wow it is so cool love it like 💯 time

[@JamesandLaurent]

Thanks. The wildebeest migration is a spectacle like no other on earth.

[@tusharpinkyofficial8366]

Beautiful vlog like99 newfriend stayconnected

[@JamesandLaurent]

Ok thank you

[@zuboktv9047]

wow!! How wonder is this!♥️🇧🇩

[@JamesandLaurent]

It truly was amazing to witness this in person :).

[@zuboktv9047]

@@JamesandLaurent you are lucky that you are present & seen..

[@JamesandLaurent]

We are very grateful indeed. We still remember it as if it was yesterday.

[@plingferal7940]

Supermarkets: We have restocked on toilet paper Everyone:

[@JamesandLaurent]

Haha, yes, it looked a little bit like Walmart on Black Friday :)

[@londonallie2006]

thanks for another incredible video

[@JamesandLaurent]

Glad you enjoyed it! Right place right time 😁.

[@elianaalmeidasouza7626]

Caracas que show de vídeo! Lindo!

[@JamesandLaurent]

It was incredible seeing it in person.

[@kpoprak]

More than 2 million wildebeest in migration but thousands died because of thirst, hunger, exhaustion, age and predators. But that's how nature control their population. *Survival of the fittest.* Born>Live>Die and no one can escape from that even us.

[@JamesandLaurent]

I was great to watch it in person.

[@kpoprak]

@@JamesandLaurentwhat month? Did you saw Eland, Impala, Grant's Gazelle, Thompson's Gazelle and zebra on that event?

[@davidlang8218]

I am here and in full support of your channel starting from the bottom working my way up thank you for taking a chance on me

[@MGyoutube307]

THE LANG GANG What safari company did you use? Where you able to get closer than other tourist?

[@KEEPCURIOOUS]

Wow ! Well done !

[@JamesandLaurent]

Thanks :)

[@adreetamaity403]

I had went there in the year 2019 .That time they were migrating from masai mara to serengeti - but the river had almost dried up

[@JamesandLaurent]

We hope it was still a spectacle to watch.

[@emibelledame1]

I enjoyed this

[@TainaElisabeth]

There is not a single thought in their pretty little heads... Pure instinct.

[@JamesandLaurent]

They know the grass is greener on the other side of the river... literally :)

[@jaraskania520]

Where are the Crocs, buuuu? I love to watch them hunting and eating 😍

[@JamesandLaurent]

We feel we were lucky to be in the right place at the right time for the crossing. No crocs unfortunately.

[@joshuaborias4781]

"The Frontrunners Always SURVIVE"

[@JamesandLaurent]

As long as there is no croc ambushing them.

[@joshuaj.chinda9873]

Africa is an Epic continent

[@JamesandLaurent]

It truly is. We've done many safaris in lots of African countries, but the wildebeest migration was absolutely incredible.

[@darrentan4579]

Kenya Let’s Visit

[@JamesandLaurent]

We hope you do.

[@larciabella]

I can't believe that there are no croc's waiting for them.The croc's know when they are going to cross and are waiting.

[@JamesandLaurent]

There are crocs, but not enough to eat 1 million wildebeest :).

[@larciabella]

@@JamesandLaurent I know but one usually sees the crocs attack.

[@princesssuzan]

Wow.. its my Kenya and I have not seen that. I was in Maasai Mara and I will share my content on my youtube but I missed on that..

[@JamesandLaurent]

We hope you get the chance to witness it some day.

[@tiger6102]

Where is this place? We are planning to go next year but we do not know which is the best crossing point to visit.

[@JamesandLaurent]

You never know where they are going to cross. But around Kogatenge are where a few of the crossing points are.

[@jairosadventure4315]

Be ready to make your dream a reality!

[@lainy8742]

So cool and amazing!

[@JamesandLaurent]

It was incredible to witness it in person. We hope you get the chance to someday.

[@JoshuaScottApplegate]

Wow

[@JamesandLaurent]

Wow indeed! It was 100 time more amazing to witness in person than it looks on the video.

[@countalucard4226]

WallMart Black Friday opening. Big screen TVs on sale already gone.

[@JamesandLaurent]

That's exactly how it felt 😂😅.

[@shamanmeresho476]

Wooow

[@JamesandLaurent]

Indeed.

[@shamanmeresho476]

@@JamesandLaurent thank you brothers

[@davidlang8218]

100%SUPPORT

[@pradipgaikwad7648]

👌👌🏼👌👌🏼

[@JamesandLaurent]

Thanks.

[@unix6805]

Where are the crocs? Late for their buffet dinner.

[@JamesandLaurent]

Too much food all at once 😂😅.

[@zygmaszel8882]

"S O S" KENYA 🇰🇪

[@JamesandLaurent]

???

[@matildedefatimasoaresdeoli3873]

Impressionante...

[@JamesandLaurent]

It truly was impressive. One of the most amazing natural phenomenon on earth.

[@darrentan4579]

Kenya 🇰🇪

[@JamesandLaurent]

And Tanzania 😁.

[@smk8251]

Looks like Black Friday

[@JamesandLaurent]

It does 😂😅.

[@BAIGAMING]

I feel bad for the Lion King now

[@JamesandLaurent]

It's a cruel world out there :).

[@mikekiske]

They finally found the Brazilian electors of Lula. 😂

[@JamesandLaurent]

Haha!!!

[@Chromegrillz]

A feast for crocodiles.

[@JamesandLaurent]

Yes. There are documentaries about the whole ecosystem that the wildebeest migration maintains in the river.

[@sharpieRulestheWorld]

I had no idea so many wildebeests die during migration. So sad!

[@JamesandLaurent]

On the bright side, the wildebeest that die in the river end up feeding an entire ecosystem of fish and crocodiles, so they don't go to waste. If they didn't die in the river, they would get killed by predators on land anyway.

[@boundariessetinstone5893]

@@JamesandLaurentSo they seem to have been placed on earth as a huge food source.

[@UlrichKraft-gw1my]

amazing 1:09

[@JamesandLaurent]

It was amazing indeed.

[@Unique313]

That car was too close to the extent that it looked like blocking them from coming off the river bank

[@JamesandLaurent]

We've had this comment at least 20 times. It's called a zoom. The wildebeest has plenty of room to turn. They were already on flats, and it was easy peasy from there on.

[@darrentan4579]

Kenya Capital City Singapore

[@JamesandLaurent]

?!?!?

[@hamzamuktar-q4x]

so many wild i think i might get dizzy

[@JamesandLaurent]

It was incredible to watch indeed.

[@EASbear]

When you in the Middle of the 405 Freeway in LA during rush hour.

[@JamesandLaurent]

Haha

[@franciscovillalobos1617]

Hey comeon you are in the way of them. You shoukd keep a few more metersaway,.

[@larciabella]

they probably have a telephoto lens and are quite aways from them.

[@JamesandLaurent]

Then we couldn't have filmed the video you just watched :(

[@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Much more civilized than Wal-Mart Shoppers at "Christmas". Near as I can tell none of them is getting trampled to death...

[@JamesandLaurent]

Wait until Walmart puts a moat around their stores and things might change 😅.

[@mariosoares3735]

O grande problema, e que vcs ficam atrapalhando a passagem dos animais!! E ele acabam se machucando

[@JamesandLaurent]

Entre os leões e os crocodilos, turistas estacionados à beira da estrada é o menor dos problemas.

[@petergibson2318]

It was the crocodiles' day off. It's no fun without crocodiles eating them.

[@JamesandLaurent]

Too many wildebeest and not enough crocodiles to eat them :).

[@LG141602]

Yeah. Let's see you cross that river with your fam. We won't have any kind of sympathy towards you young kid.

[@mjt2231]

They should take the toll road, it'll be faster.

[@JamesandLaurent]

They do take their toll, with the crocs waiting for them in the river.

[@Bunggil]

Why dont they build a bridge for the poor animals to cross the Mara river safely? After all the migrations have been occuring for years.

[@JamesandLaurent]

It would probably be very easy for lions 🦁🦁🦁 to just wait on the other side of the bridge and no wildebeest would ever take it 😁😁😁.

[@gonnagritt1777]

this is a natural animal reserve..man is trespasser..you can do that man made zoos

[@Bunggil]

@@gonnagritt1777 I've got a strong feeling that they are just protecting the lucrative tourism business.

[@manjulaschagi3234]

Why do they migrate

[@JamesandLaurent]

They follow the weather patterns and where the grass is greener.

[@manjulaschagi3234]

Thanks

[@JamesandLaurent]

Anything animals do is related to either food or mating :)

[@larciabella]

I guess they drowned and got trampled on.The water at some places was low.

[@JamesandLaurent]

And thousands were pushing behind them. Wildebeests drowning in the river feed a whole ecosystem of fish, birds, crocodiles, etc. The circle of life.

[@allenheart582]

Animal migration has been shown to be affected by the changing magnetosphere of the sun. With the sun beginning micronova, it is logical that the cues used by birds and other animals to migrate are fundamental to their survival and population density. More details in my 2nd book, “Surviving the Micronova: This Train Is on the Tracks. The story of the trail that led to my discovery of the science is outlined in my 1st book, "Dancing a Quantum Dream."

[@JamesandLaurent]

:)

[@Sean1877]

Migration starts in Tanzania🇹🇿 Serengeti and ends up in Mara Kenya

[@JamesandLaurent]

Since they follow a circle over 12 months, it is hard to say where they beginning and where they end. What we filmed was the wildebeest crossing back from Masai Mara to the Serengeti.

[@MiladinTokic]

😮 to use

[@JamesandLaurent]

?

[@พระป่าหลวงปู่ตา]

😁😁😁🙄🙄👍👍👍👍

[@JamesandLaurent]

😁😍

[@whileimhere.6177]

Insanity . This world is amazing

[@JamesandLaurent]

One of the most incredible spectacles on this earth!

[@LucBAHL]

Đàn Trâu rừng

[@JamesandLaurent]

Wildebeest

[@hombrepobre9646]

i can see you are blocking their route to safety, do not go closer

[@JamesandLaurent]

It is an optical illusion due to the camera zoom. Crossing the river and getting up the cliff was a lot harder than going around our truck 😁.

[@jasonwalker28]

This is their religious migration.

[@JamesandLaurent]

It kind of looks like it, but it is driven by the grass being greener on the other side 😊.

[@musaipekesen9087]

Why do people built a road

[@JamesandLaurent]

To allow tourists to watch the animals.

[@DavidWilliams-yq6ix]

Omg it’s the us southern border 😂

[@JamesandLaurent]

Over there, they cross one-way in June and cross back the other way in September.

[@mobilios1116]

The day June 1944 Omaha beach.

[@JamesandLaurent]

It kind of felt like it :)

[@sawyerainsworth3470]

POV: your at a Travis Scott concert

[@JamesandLaurent]

:(

[@EASbear]

@@JamesandLaurent or in a middle of an average LA Traffic.

[@gododgers3491]

No need for the annoying words that pop up all the time. We can see what's happening.....

[@JamesandLaurent]

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[@terezarochacastellani4751]

Pra q ficar no caminho dos deixe eles passar em paz

[@JamesandLaurent]

The crocodiles in the river and the lions ambushing them are much bigger problems for them than the tourists watching them from the road 😂😅.

[@chhatraysoren1607]

Free

[@JamesandLaurent]

Nature at its best.

[@hombrepobre9646]

it's not an optical elusions as you've said, you can't fool me, i can see the animals afraid of you because you are blocking their exit. you can't justify your sadistic pleasure. i have seen a lot of videos of your kind(sadistic) happy watching and filming animal stampede blocking the route by your cars.

[@JamesandLaurent]

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[@pauloluz3200]

Ainda bem que não tinha os malditos crocodilos pra pagar os bichinhos

[@JamesandLaurent]

They were around 😢😢😢.

[@obvv7714]

Crosswalks in Ohio

[@JamesandLaurent]

Or a lot of other places 😅😂.

[@ericlakota1847]

Seen videos of hundreds of them dead down river stalked on banks like cord wood of dumb ones who can't get up the banks

[@JamesandLaurent]

To their defense, panic and crowd movement is not just for wildebeest.

[@josemeza8306]

kk

[@JamesandLaurent]

You're welcome :) We had fun watching it.

[@elizabethvillarde9256]

Theyb

[@JamesandLaurent]

😍

[@joprichard4043]

Hi James, My name is Jo and I work for a TV company called Raw TV. We are making the second episode of a Channel 4 weather documentary. I really like this clip of the Wildebeest migration and I wanted to ask about using it in our programme. Our film is going to be completed soon but we would love this clip to feature in it so hope to hear from you. Please get in touch when you see this message and I can give you all the information you need. You can email [e-mail] or reach me on 0207 456 0800 in the office, I look forward to speaking soon. Best wishes, Jo

[@fernandomori9351]

croc is a unworthy animal, serve to create bag and shoes, unnecessary in wild life

[@JamesandLaurent]

The ecosystem of the Mara River has been studied extensively and how the wildebeest dying during the migration impact he food supply of fish and crocs and how, in turns, these fit in the circle of life.

[@diegodiloretto1600]

I hate tourists! Why do you do that? Wildebeests don't know what to do of you are there 🤬

[@JamesandLaurent]

If there were no tourists, there would be no national park and it would all have been turned into farmland.

[@diegodiloretto1600]

@@JamesandLaurent I'm not referring to that, I just say that humans are so stupid that cannot realize they're bothering and in most cases they originate tragedies with animals because they get scared and chose the worst parts to cross the river.

[@ayeshapinto6919]

ক

[@JamesandLaurent]

:)