The Ngorongoro Crater's rich soils and abundant, year-round water provide an ideal habitat for a variety of animals.

No two sets of stripes—or fingerprints—are exactly the same. Zebras may even use stripe patterns to help them recognize different individuals.

Crowned cranes perform ""slow motion"" dances with wing flapping while displaying the topknot to full effect. The birds hop forward with extended wings to form a circle, then circle round each other, dance out away from the center and then hop back again to reform the circle. Local tribes use this dance as a model for their own dances.