Ndutu Plains which is in a corner of grassland and woodland in northern Tanzania, is the part of Ngorongoro Conservation Area and southern of Serengeti National Park.
The Ndutu area is famed for its short grass plains which grow grass which is particularly rich in nutrients and sustains the migratory animals whilst they have their babies. Traditionally the wildebeest and zebra tend to calve on these plains with a peak around February which makes for a beautiful natural spectacle and some exciting predator hunting behaviors. It is calving season, 80% of the newborns see the light between January and February and predators seem to know it well. The migration route happens because they follow the rains and therefore the new grasses which grow up rapidly. The Wildebeest continue to mature on the short grass plains well into March and April gaining strength for the long migration to the North following the rains and the new pasture