Serengeti where they stay for the remainder of the dry season, except that the Thomson's and Grant's gazelles move only east/west. In early November, with the start of the short rains the migration starts moving south again, to the short grass plains of the southeast, usually arriving in December in plenty of time for calving in February. About 250,000 wildebeest die during the journey from Tanzania to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya, a total of . Death is usually from thirst, hunger, exhaustion, or predation. The Serengeti has some of East Africa's finest game areas. Besides being known
Africa: The Serengeti lions and other dangers await them along the way, is considered one of the great wonders of the world. Hans Zimmer, the Academy Award-winning composer of "The Lion King", contributed to the film's soundtrack. Casey followed up with another nature documentary, this time on the other side of the globe, called "". Africa: The Serengeti Africa: The Serengeti is a 70mm American documentary film released in 1994 to IMAX theaters. It is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor James Earl Jones, and directed by George Casey. It was shot on location in Tanzania and Kenya. The film features nature cinematography during