Ukuzungeza kwenkungu engacacile kufihla ukusa okuzayo. Imigqa yokuqala yelanga ifaka umbala ezihlokweni zotshani ezithambile ezigeleza ethafeni ngendlela ekhangayo. Umhlambi wamadube, ozethembayo ekuzifihleni kwawo ngalesi sikhathi sokuphanga, umi njengama-ballerina, amakhanda eqondile kanye nemivimbo ehlangana ngokuhamba okugelezayo.
Ipaki Kazwelonke iMikumi iseduze nomngcele osenyakatho wesiqiwu esikhulu kunazo zonke e-Afrika – iSelous – futhi inqamula umgwaqo onamatshe phakathi kweDar es Salaam ne-Iringa. Ngakho-ke iyindawo efinyeleleka kalula yehlane elingamakhilomitha-skwele angu-75,000 (amamayela-skwele angu-47,000) elisuka empumalanga lize lifike e-Indian Ocean.
Izindawo ezivulekile kanye nezilwane zasendle eziningi zaseMkata Floodplain, indawo edumile yaseMikumi, ziqhathanisa kaningi namaThafa aseSerengeti adumile. Amabhubesi ahlola umbuso wawo onotshani - kanye nemihlambi yamadube, ama-wildebeest, ama-impala kanye nama-buffalo ahamba phezu kwawo - esuka eziqongweni ezisicaba zezindunduma, noma ngezinye izikhathi, ngesikhathi semvula, ezindaweni eziphakeme ezihlahleni. Izindlulamithi zidla ezindaweni ezikude ze-acacia eziseduze noMfula iMkata, iziqhingi ezincane zomthunzi ezithandwa kakhulu yizindlovu zaseMikumi.
I-Criss, enqamula umzila omuhle wemigwaqo yokubuka izilwane, i-Mkata Floodplain mhlawumbe iyindawo ethembeke kakhulu eTanzania yokubona i-eland enamandla, i-antelope enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. I-greater kudu kanye ne-sable antelope ezihlaba umxhwele ngokulinganayo zihlala ezintabeni ezimbozwe yi-miombo ezivela emingceleni yepaki. Kunezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-400 eziye zabhalwa phansi, kanye nezilwane ezivamile ezimibalabala njenge-lilac-breasted roller, i-yellow-throated long claw kanye ne-bateleur eagle ezihlanganiswe yinqwaba yabafuduki baseYurophu ngesikhathi semvula. Iimvubu ziyindawo ekhangayo yamachibi amabili atholakala ngamakhilomitha angu-5 enyakatho yesango elikhulu lokungena, asekelwa yizinyoni zamanzi ezishintsha njalo.
