Ukubukela umdlalo kuqala kwangoko xa inqwelo-moya ifika ezantsi. Indlulamthi ibaleka ecaleni kwendlela yeenqwelo-moya, yonke imilenze nentamo, kodwa intle ngendlela engaqhelekanga ngendlela engaqhelekanga. Umgca weezebra udlula kwindlela yeenqwelo-moya emva kwendlulamthi. Kude, phantsi komthi we-baobab onamagaqa, iindlovu ezimbalwa zaseRuaha ezili-10,000 – ezona zininzi kunayo nayiphi na ipaki yesizwe yaseMpuma Afrika – zenza iqela elikhuselayo elijikeleze amantshontsho azo.
Ilandela iKatavi kuphela kwindawo yayo engaqhelekanga, kodwa efikeleleka lula, iRuaha ikhusela indawo enkulu yelizwe elirhabaxa nelinomileyo elichaza umbindi weTanzania. Igazi layo lobomi nguMlambo iGreat Ruaha, ohamba ngasemda osempuma kwisikhukula esinamanzi ngexesha lemvula enkulu, kodwa emva koko uncipha uye kumachibi axabisekileyo ajikelezwe sisanti namatye amnyama. Uthungelwano oluhle lweendlela zokubukela izilwanyana lulandela iGreat Ruaha kunye nemijelo yayo yexesha lonyaka, apho - ngexesha lonyaka owomileyo - ii-impala, ii-waterbuck kunye nezinye ii-antelope zibeka ubomi bazo emngciphekweni ngenxa yokusela amanzi axhasa ubomi. Kwaye umngcipheko mkhulu: kungekuphela nje kwiingonyama ezingaphezu kwama-20 ezilawula i-savannah, kodwa nakwiingwe ezilandela ingca evulekileyo kunye neengwe ezihlala kwihlathi elixineneyo lomlambo. Olu luhlu lumangalisayo lwezilwanyana ezinkulu ezizingelayo luxhaswa ziingcuka ezinemigca nezinamabala, kunye neqela elibonakalayo lezinja zasendle zaseAfrika ezisengozini enkulu.
Ukwahluka okungaqhelekanga kweentaka ze-antelope eRuaha kuxhomekeke kwindawo ezikuyo, nto leyo etshintsha i-acacia savannah yaseMpuma Afrika kunye nomda wamahlathi e-miombo eMzantsi Afrika. I-gazelle kaGrant kunye ne-lesser kudu zifumaneka apha emazantsi oluhlu lwazo, ecaleni kwe-sable kunye ne-roan antelope ezinxulumene ne-miombo, kwaye yenye yezona ntlobo zinkulu ze-greater kudu eMpuma Afrika, uphawu lwepaki, olwahlulwa ziimpondo ze-corkscrew zenkunzi ezinkulu. Umahluko ofanayo uqatshelwe kuludwe lweentaka ezingama-450: iintaka ezifana ne-crested barbet - intaka etyheli nemnyama enomtsalane enesandi esingaqhelekanga sehlathi lasezantsi - zenzeka eRuaha kunye nezilwanyana ezihlala eTanzania ezifana ne-lovebird etyheli kunye ne-ashy starling.
