{"id":2605,"date":"2021-07-29T13:57:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T11:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2021-08-23T14:03:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T12:03:09","slug":"the-great-zebra-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/guides\/the-great-zebra-in-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Great zebra migrations in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

East Africa\u2019s Great Migration is perhaps the most famous large zebra migrations in the world, and for good reason, but few people realize that Africa is home to several smaller zebra migrations that are equally spectacular in their own way. Two such migrations are in Botswana, one of which is the longest mammal migration in Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These zebra migrations offer astounding wildlife sightings but, more importantly, they are testament to not only the resilience of nature in the face of human interference but to the genetically programmed instinct to migrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chobe-Nxai Pan zebra migration: longest mammal zebra migration in Africa<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While there has been plenty of evidence as to the seasonal movement of various animals in Botswana, it was only in 2012 that researchers confirmed by using tracking collars that the zebras were completing an long return journey of over 1,000km each year. Up until then, the zebras\u2019 route through parts of Botswana, via the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, had kept their movements largely unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The herds spend the\u00a0dry months around the Chobe River flood plains, June until early November,\u00a0and in early December over 20,000 zebras begin their journey southwards, triggered by rain in the Nxai Pan. Most travel for 2-3 weeks in an almost straight line to Nxai Pan National Park, whilst some often stop at Seloko Plain before joining the larger herd a few weeks later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These herds spread out across\u00a0the Nxai Pan National Park and remain there from December to February\u00a0before making their return trip. This return route to the Chobe River and north into Namibia takes about three months from March to May, with some zebra travelling 800km before being forced to seek out more permanent water systems again like the Chobe River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Photo
Photo by Botswana Tourism Zebra Migrations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Okavango-Makgadikgadi migration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smaller than the Chobe-Nxai Pan migration, this 500 km trek sees around 15,000 zebras between Moremi and the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The herds take advantage of the Okavango Delta floodwaters\u00a0during the dry season, up until November-December.\u00a0The migration thereafter is triggered by rains in Makgadikgadi area. The journey takes a few weeks and then the herds settle for a while in the\u00a0Makgadikgadi area feeding on the nutritious grass from December to February.\u00a0Around March, the zebras begin to mass on the western edge of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park getting ready for the return journey past Maun and into the south-eastern areas of the Okavango Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An estimated 55% of the zebras leave on this migration, with the remaining 45% content to stay behind in the Moremi Okavango Delta area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When to see Botswana\u2019s zebra migrations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best time to view zebras in the Makgadikgadi Pans is during the rainy season of December to March each year, with March being when you can see the huge number of zebras gathering for the return route to their dry season feeding grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The zebra migrations are most dramatic during the\u00a0low tourism season, at which time one can enjoy lower accommodation rates and fewer safari vehicles with the downside being that the rainy season makes the roads difficult and occasionally impossible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did it start<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1960s, Botswana made an agreement with the European Union to provide cattle for beef, but while this deal may have been a good income source, it came with stringent conditions. One of these was that Botswana needed to put in place controls to avoid the spread of foot-and-mouth disease between wild animals and the cattle resulting in a series of veterinary fences being put up to separate areas of land and close the pre-existing migratory routes to stop movement. When later on these fences were moved, researchers and conservationists found that portion of the zebra herds started to follow two previous routes through the Chobe-Nxai Pan and Okavango-Makgadikgadi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.skymartbw.com\/product-category\/tourism-and-travel\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Tourism in Botswana <\/a>and a host of operators who can help you experience the best of Botswana. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

East Africa\u2019s Great Migration is perhaps the most famous large zebra migrations in the world, and for good reason, but few people realize that Africa is home to several smaller zebra migrations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[56,59],"class_list":["post-2605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","tag-botswana","tag-tourism"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",550,429,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra-300x234.jpg",300,234,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",550,429,false],"large":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",550,429,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",550,429,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",550,429,false],"web-stories-poster-portrait":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",550,429,false],"web-stories-publisher-logo":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",96,75,false],"web-stories-thumbnail":["https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/zebra.jpg",150,117,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tara Michelle","author_link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/author\/tara\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"East Africa\u2019s Great Migration is perhaps the most famous large zebra migrations in the world, and for good reason, but few people realize that Africa is home to several smaller zebra migrations […]","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2602,"url":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/guides\/kwando-selinda-and-linyanti\/","url_meta":{"origin":2605,"position":0},"title":"3 Great Attractions in Botswana -Kwando, Selinda and Linyanti","author":"Tara Michelle","date":"July 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Kwando, Selinda and Linyanti concessions are found at the extreme northern reaches of Botswana next to the Caprivi, three of the most splendid, wild and secluded destinations the country has to offer. Sandwiched between the Chobe National Park to the east and the Okavango south, this is real African big\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Guides"","block_context":{"text":"Guides","link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/category\/guides\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Linyanti.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Linyanti.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Linyanti.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Linyanti.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2266,"url":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/guides\/botswana-border-posts-operating-times\/","url_meta":{"origin":2605,"position":1},"title":"Easily find out what the 24 Botswana border posts operating times are? (Bodara e bula nako mang?)","author":"eVoke Digital","date":"July 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Whether you are thinking of visiting Botswana or are traveling out of Botswana, it is good to know the Botswana border posts operating times in order to avoid getting there early or late. Botswana shares a border with 4 countries, namely Zambia in the north, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Guides"","block_context":{"text":"Guides","link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/category\/guides\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Botswana-Border-Posts-Operating-Times.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Botswana-Border-Posts-Operating-Times.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Botswana-Border-Posts-Operating-Times.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Botswana-Border-Posts-Operating-Times.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Botswana-Border-Posts-Operating-Times.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3050,"url":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/tech\/10-best-internet-service-providers-in-botswana\/","url_meta":{"origin":2605,"position":2},"title":"Here is our final top 10 best internet service providers in Botswana","author":"eVoke Digital","date":"December 5, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"With the internet becoming increasingly important in our daily lives the need to connect to the right ISP is important, that is why we have created the top 10 best internet service providers in Botswana list. An Internet Service Provider or ISP for short is a company that provides a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Tech"","block_context":{"text":"Tech","link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/category\/tech\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"10 best internet service providers in Botswana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/10-best-internet-service-providers-in-Botswana.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/10-best-internet-service-providers-in-Botswana.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/10-best-internet-service-providers-in-Botswana.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/10-best-internet-service-providers-in-Botswana.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/10-best-internet-service-providers-in-Botswana.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2157,"url":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/guides\/dstv-packages-in-botswana\/","url_meta":{"origin":2605,"position":3},"title":"Quickly find out how much the 6 DStv Packages in Botswana are, (DStv ke bokahe?)","author":"eVoke Digital","date":"December 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"MultiChoice Botswana has been operating a Satellite Pay TV subscription service in Botswana and you may be curious to find out how much are the DStv Packages in Botswana. MultiChoice started operating DStv (Short for Digital Satellite Television) in Botswana since 1992 and has over 130 channels for your viewing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Guides"","block_context":{"text":"Guides","link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/category\/guides\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"DStv Packages in Botswana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DStv-Packages-in-Botswana.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DStv-Packages-in-Botswana.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DStv-Packages-in-Botswana.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DStv-Packages-in-Botswana.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DStv-Packages-in-Botswana.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4418,"url":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/business\/common-business-mistakes\/","url_meta":{"origin":2605,"position":4},"title":"Avoid these 5 common business mistakes made by small businesses in South Africa and Botswana","author":"eVoke Digital","date":"January 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Introduction Starting a business is an exciting venture, but it can also be a daunting one and usually people fall for these common business mistakes. Many small businesses in South Africa and Botswana make mistakes that can be costly and even lead to failure. This article will discuss five of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Business"","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/category\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"common business mistakes","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Common-Business-mistakes.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Common-Business-mistakes.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Common-Business-mistakes.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Common-Business-mistakes.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Common-Business-mistakes.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4080,"url":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/lifestyle\/how-much-is-petrol-in-botswana\/","url_meta":{"origin":2605,"position":5},"title":"Discover how much is petrol in Botswana, 95, 93 & Diesel 50ppm? (Petrole ke bokahe)","author":"eVoke Digital","date":"June 28, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Fuel is a necessary part of daily life in the 21st century Botswana and with the recent fuel price hikes it is important to know how much is petrol in Botswana. Covid 19 pandemic and the Russian Ukraine conflict have lead to fuel shortages worldwide and the impacts are now\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Lifestyle"","block_context":{"text":"Lifestyle","link":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/category\/lifestyle\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-much-is-petrol-in-Botswana-ft.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-much-is-petrol-in-Botswana-ft.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-much-is-petrol-in-Botswana-ft.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-much-is-petrol-in-Botswana-ft.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-much-is-petrol-in-Botswana-ft.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3224,"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions\/3224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evokedigital.co.bw\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}