His claim to independence is a vote for Beltway business as usual on entitlements, which makes him another wildebeest in the herd that has created trillion-dollar deficits.

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In the distance, a straggling herd of wildebeest arced up and back into the grass like dolphins leaping from the water.

BBC: The Serengeti in the off-season

The large numbers of herd animals -- wildebeest, zebra, antelope -- and the drama of the migration attract many visitors to Kenya and Tanzania -- but in places like the Ngorongoro Crater you are likely to see many other vehicles during a game drive.

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Numbers vary annually, but it is estimated that herd sizes can reach 1.5 million wildebeest, not to mention just under a million zebras, topi and eland.

BBC: Migration and the Masai Mara

The open savannahs of the Mkata floodplain, at the heart of the park, are reminiscent of the famous Serengeti plains and a popular feeding ground for herd animals such as elephants, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest.

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