How many wildebeest join the Great Migration each year?

Q: How many wildebeest join the Great Migration each year?

1.5 million wildebeest (1,500,000). Plus 400,000 zebra, walking an 800 km loop — the largest land migration on Earth. Source: Serengeti National Park

1.5 million

wildebeest

1,500,000 exactly, give or take

Plus 400,000 zebra, walking an 800 km loop — the largest land migration on Earth.SOURCESerengeti National Park

Scale check: 1.5 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.

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