Scavengers Of The Savannah

Infected during migration, has now been removed. And over time the wind, the rain and the sun will make all these bones disappear forever. End of October. Two months have passed. Experts have estimated that vultures alone eat several thousand tons of organic waste each year in African reserves. This natural recycling system does not surprise the men who inhabit this

savannah

. The Maasai people do not believe in life after death. The remains of the deceased are, therefore, abandoned to the elements and to

scavengers

, like those of all the living who inhabit this country. The river has recovered its clear waters.

The piles of corpses had disappeared. Only a few scattered corpses recall the horrifying memory of the journey. Congratulations to the eagle and his silent friend, the Almoravids. Between them they did an incredible job. The arrival of the long-awaited rain will turn the river into a rushing torrent. The banks will be washed away by a sudden rise in water, always quite surprising. When the clouds stop falling over the arid plains, everything comes back to life. It is the miracle of spring. A few days are enough for the grass to turn green again. The smell of wet grass replaces that of dust.

The monster will stay here to recover and then return at the end of November. Return home to the Serengeti. Let the forehead of the monk and that of his companions ring, and this will be the end of the period of plenty. The herds have already risen and resumed the long journey that will take them back to the Tanzanian plains for the Christmas period. In this way the circle will be closed. But first they would have to cross the border again: the Mara River. On the Tanzanian side, the

scavengers

have already been warned. His victims never failed in this meeting.

They will know how to wait for you.