WILDEST DREAMS

call comes over the two-way: “There’s a crossing at number six.” Our guide Henry throws the jeep into reverse, spins around and floors it like a maniac. We hear the herd before we see it, the thundering hooves of thousands of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle heading for the Mara River. Their predators are in place: two crocodiles that have concealed themselves between like-coloured boulders. Several times they miss their prey before pulling a bucking wildebeest into the river. Teamwork is needed to make the kill. Pulling from both ends, the crocs spin the beast around and tear it apart. Vultures lurk on the banks, waiting for any remains. We watch this spectacle, mesmerised, until a few wildebeests decide to turn