equinox. equinox (ÄËkwÄ­nÅks) [ key ], either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as the first point of Aries, is the point at which the sun appears to cross the celestial equator from south to north. This occurs about Mar.
Wildebeest live mainly in the grasslands and savannahs of Africa. They avoid deserts because there isn't enough water or vegetation.
Then in May as the plains of the south and east dry out the mass moves on to the north and west crossing the Grumeti River, where there is more grass and more a more reliable water supply. Some 250,000 wildebeest die during the journey from Tanzania to Maasai Mara Reserve in lower Kenya, a total of 500 miles (800 km).