The Great Migrations: NATGEO Special

Great Migration was also the term used on the movement of almost 2 million African Americans from 1910-1930’s. They moved out from southern US region to Midwest, and some partition were directed to Northeast and West parts. And during those times, survival is not a game, the world is without sympathy and survival was indeed uncertain.

National Geographic Society is definitely commendable for not stopping in educating the world to care for our Earth and to understand each living creature in our planet. This year, the National Geographic Channel will be launching its one of the biggest projects, a global television event almost three years in a making. The NAT GEO’s “Great Migrations” premiers on November 7 8P ET/PT.

National Geographic Channel’s “GREAT MIGRATIONS” is a 7-part documentary and global television experience that brings the viewers in different continents on the movement or journeys of animal species, herd, pack, to fight for its survival. This presentation captures the high-definition images and videos on the actions and behaviors of millions of animals during their migration, and be narrated by Alec Baldwin.

The 7-part “Great Migrations” includes:

Born to Move- which will be telecast on November 7

                Introduce the epic animal migrations on all seven continents. The premiere episodes tells about the  wildebeest on a 300 mile journey, then the Christmas Island red crabs, which travel from forests to mate on the beaches and deliver their young.

Need to Breed- which will be telecast on November 7

                Elaborate mating rituals of different species are observed

Science of Migration- which will be telecast on November 9

Scientists track elusive elephant seals using an innovative tagging system and a radio transmitter is placed on a butterfly

Feast or Famine- which will be telecast on November 14

                Mali elephants embark on a 300-mile migration in West Africa; great white sharks travel from Hawaii to northern Mexico; golden jellyfish of Palau follow the sun in their daily migration.

Race to Survive- which will be telecast on November 14

                Wildlife filmmakers document an annual zebra migration in Botswana.

Great Migrations: Behind-the-Scenes- which will be telecast on November 14

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the NGC’s “Great Migration” miniseries.

Rhythm of Life- which will be telecast on November 20

                The miniseries concludes with amazing footage of animal migrations set to original music from five leading artists.

Imagine these, listening to the whispers of the wilderness, relying on the direction of the sun, follow the rains, avoiding traps and sharp objects on the trails, and abundance of resources. perhaps these are some considerable things for human migrations like on the 1930’s. Great Migrations, tells the unbelievable and outwitting stories of many of the Earth’s remarkable species, about their movement from one habitat to another, and from discovering their own ways of exploring the world, to fight for survival and seeing on how successful of a migration they can track.

 

By Marvin Kent

Disclaimer: Photos were from National Geographic website.