I-Ngorongoro Crater ixhasa izilwanyana ezinkulu ezimalunga nama-25,000. Iindwendwe zihlala zibona iingonyama, iindlovu, iinyathi, iizebra, iiwildebeest kunye neengcuka. I-crater ikwayenye yezona ndawo zibalaseleyo eTanzania zokubona umkhombe omnyama osengozini yokuphela. Iimvubu ziqokelelana kumachibi ahlala ehleli, kwaye iiflamingo zihlala zivela ecaleni kwechibi lesoda.