Mara River Fig Tree Crossing - Maasai Mara, Kenya

Few places on Earth hold as much drama as this bend in the Mara River. Fig Tree Crossing, in Kenya's Maasai Mara, is one of the spots where the Great Migration plunges into the water.

Each year more than a million wildebeest, along with zebras and gazelles, follow the rains between Tanzania's Serengeti and the Mara. The crossings usually peak from July to October, when huge herds gather on the bank before rushing across.

With crocodiles waiting in the river, every crossing is a gamble. The river is busy even outside migration season, with hippos snorting and wallowing, crocodiles sunbathing on the sandbanks, and elephants and riverside birds dropping by.

Did You Know? A wildebeest calf can stand within minutes of being born and run with the herd soon after. Being able to keep up quickly is its best defense against predators.

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