Lying about 100 kilometres south of Arusha, Tarangire National Park is best known for its density of baobab trees and the year round proliferation of up to 6,000 elephants. Predators are well represented and during the dry season between July and November large herds of migrant grazers such as zebras and wildebeest are drawn to the perennial waters of the Tarangire river. The birdlife is excellent and includes endemic species such as the ashy starling.