Friday, October 4, 2013

लाखौँ जंगली भैँसीको रोचक बसाइ सराइ (फोटो फिचर) - onlinekhabar

केन्याको मसाइ मारा राष्ट्रिय आरक्षको मारा नदी क्षेत्रको किनारामा लाखौँ जंगली भैँसीको हुल तछाडमछाड गरी अघि बढिरहँदा धुलोको मुस्लो उठ्यो । राम्रो चरन क्षेत्रको खोजीमा वर्षेनी मौसमी बसाइ सराइ गर्ने यी जंगली भैसीको बथान गोही बस्ने खतरनाक मारा नदी तरेर छिमेकी देश तान्जानीयाको सेरेंगेटी राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज क्षेत्रमा पुग्छन् ।
नदी तर्ने क्रममा सयौँ पाडापाडी गोहीको सिकार बन्छन् । यसरी केन्याबाट तान्जानीय बसाइ सर्ने जंगली भैँसीको संख्या १५ लाख हुन्छ । ती भैँसी फेरि अर्को मौसममा तान्जानीयाबाट केन्या नै फर्किन्छन् र नदी वारपार गर्ने त्यो क्रम वर्षेनी चल्छ । हरेक वर्षको जुलाइ देखि अक्टोबर सम्मको समयमा यस्तो बसाइ सराइ हुने गर्छ । तर अगष्टमा यस्तो स्थानान्तरण सबैभन्दा उत्कर्षमा पुग्छ ।
रुसका अवकाश प्राप्त सुरक्षा अधिकारी सेर्गेइ अभापोभले केही समयअघि ती जंगली भैँसीको बसाइ सराइ र नदी तराइको मनमोहक तथा भयंकर दृश्यहरु क्यामरामा कैद गरेर सार्वजनिक गरेका छन् । हेरौँ यी रोचक दृश्यहरु
Journey: Every year wildebeest make the journey across Kenya
Leap of faith: All too aware of the dangers that lie ahead, two migrating wildebeest jump into the Mara River in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, regardless
Orderly: Having made their way to the edge of the river, this group form a queue before stepping into the abyss which is littered with danger for them
Leap of faith: All too aware of the dangers that lie ahead, two migrating wildebeest jump into the Mara River in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, regardless
Incline: A breakaway group forge a new path down the steep bank before diving into the water. Out front, a pair of adults appear to be shepherding a calf across
Annual event: Every year wildebeest cross the Mara River into Kenya. Here a small group plunge into the treacherous waters in spite of the dangers that lay ahead
Jostling: The magnificent creatures clamber over each other at significant risk to their well-being as they venture out into the river
Head of steam: The sheer power of the herd is captured perfectly here as the wildebeest out front forges a path across the fast-flowing Mara
hrown up into the air, which has already been filled with the dust from more than four million wildebeest hooves
Finding their rhythm: As the horned-beasts make their way into deeper water, they start to swim across the lethal Mara
Safety: Having successfully navigated their way across the Mara, this group of Wildebeest battle their way through a narrow opening in the rocks
Onward: Back on dry land, another huge cloud of dust is kicked up as the wildebeest once again stampede towards the lush pastures of the Maasai Mara
Thirsty work: Back on dry land, the wildebeest quench their thirst before heading up the bank. A group of zebra appear to have joined the throng
Exhausted: The wildebeest are soaked to the skin and out of breath, but they make their way in single file back onto dry land
Pilgrimage: Every year about 1.5 million wildebeest cross into Kenya in the migration season between July and October
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