Mexico: Long thought of as a terror of the shallowest waters, the great white shark is really one of the world’s greatest migrants. Its movements cover thousands of miles of open ocean each year from Hawaii to northern Mexico to reach an abundant feast 150 miles off the coast of Guadalupe, Mexico. Great Migrations
Christmas Island: Christmas Island may look like a tiny rock in the Indian Ocean, but it is home to more than 50 million red crabs that complete one of the most harrowing and visually stunning annual migrations. Traveling from deep within the island’s forest to the seashore, these fire engine-red, dinner plate-sized crabs battle against fierce acid-spitting yellow ants as they scuttle to the water and back only once a year to breed. Great Migrations
Christmas Island: Decimated by predators and dogged by the whims of the weather, each year 50 million red crabs scamper over jagged cliffs and sunbaked sands to the water’s edge – the spawning grounds. Great Migrations
Africa: White-bearded wildebeest herd: Every year, more than a million wildebeest and two hundred thousand zebras must chase the seasonal rains, in a 300-mile loop around Tanzania and Kenya. Great Migrations
Western Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park: In the untamed early days of the American West, pronghorn were plentiful, proud and moved freely. One small herd of around 200 follows its ancient migration. Driven by the seasons, their migration from the mountains to the valleys and back has always been a tough journey, but now fences, borders, bloated rivers and other constraints have created blockades and bottlenecks that result in devastating losses for this critically endangered species. Great Migrations
Michoacan, Mexico: No single monarch butterfly completes its migration from Mexico to as far north as Canada and back. Instead, generations of monarchs make this journey – born into a relay race no one butterfly finishes. Great Migrations
Michoacan, Mexico: Through the latest high-speed camera technology, the monarch butterfly migration is revealed in breathtaking detail, allowing viewers to appreciate their unparalleled multigenerational journey one fluttering wing at a time. Great Migrations
Botswana, Africa: The zebra migrations in Botswana – filmed by National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert – see zebra family groups joining together to make the hazardous round trip, a journey that can take a toll on young mothers.. Great Migrations
