- Lies amongst many conversation areas and reserves - These areas form the Serengeti ecosystem - Usually described as divided into three regions : o Serengeti plains ( south ): § Almost treeless § Where wildebeest breed as they remain in plains from Dec-May § Other hoofed animals ( zebra , gazelle , impala , hartebeest , buffalo , waterbuck ) also found o Western corridor : § Black clay soil covers the savannah of this region § The Grutemi River and its gallery forests are home to crocodiles , monkeys , hippos , eagles o Northern Serengeti :
§ Dominated by open woodlands and hills