This is the season for migrating (no, not to Florida or Mexico to get away from the cold)! The Great Migration is now taking place on the African Serengeti. That means that hundreds of thousands of Wildebeest along with zebra, and other African wildlife are on the march looking for water. This migration is sometimes called the "circle of life" because the animals literally circle the plains of the Serengeti in their search.
During this long trek these African plains become the birthing ground for almost half a million calves! But, even though these little guys stand up and walk in fewer minutes than your hand has fingers, only half of them survive the predators and diseases that are prevalent.
You and your students can find out more about wildebeests and their yearly migration through the Serengeti by using your State Library's Kansas Library Card and trying the Keyword WILDEBEESTS in the ProQuest databases or the SIRS Discoverer database or the term WILDEBEEST MIGRATION in the Thomson-Gale (InfoTrac) databases. There are plenty of articles (many in full-text) that will provide information and, if you have little researchers around, there is at least one article in the SIRS database (Across the African Savannah) that has a Serengeti Board Game at the end!
About Me
- Sherry Backhus
- Emporia, Kansas
- The picture is of my first balloon flight which was certainly a thrill! I researched balloon flight safety before I went and was glad that I did. I have my MLS from Emporia State University and have been part of the Kansas library community for more than thirty years now. During that time I have worked at KU and ESU, I have attended many Tri-Conferences and held leadership positions in several sections and roundtables. I honestly believe that librarians (especially Kansas librarians) are at the forefront of accepting and using technology to our communities' advantage. Yea US!