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Great Migrations Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Born to Move
Sun, Nov 7, 2010 60 mins
Alec Baldwin narrates this seven-part series, which documents epic animal migrations on all seven continents. The premiere focuses on Christmas Island red crabs, which travel en masse from interior forests to mate on the beaches and deliver their young. Also: wildebeest are followed on an annual 300-mile journey across Kenya and Tanzania.
Episode 2
Need to Breed
Sun, Nov 7, 2010 60 mins
Elaborate mating rituals of different species are observed. Included: Australia's little red flying foxes; white-eared kob in Sudan; army ants in Costa Rica; elephant seals, penguins and black-browed albatross in the Falkland Islands.
Episode 3
Science of Great Migrations
Tue, Nov 9, 2010 60 mins
Scientists track elusive elephant seals using an innovative tagging system. Also: a radio transmitter is placed on a butterfly to follow its movements.
Episode 4
Feast or Famine
Sun, Nov 14, 2010 60 mins
Mali elephants embark on a 300-mile migration in West Africa; great white sharks travel from Hawaii to northern Mexico to reach an abundant feast; golden jellyfish of Palau follow the sun in their daily migration.
Episode 5
Race to Survive
Sun, Nov 14, 2010 60 mins
Wildlife filmmakers Beverly and Dereck Joubert document an annual zebra migration in Botswana. Also: climate change creates challenges for the Pacific walrus; pronghorn antelope are followed in southern Wyoming.
Episode 6
Behind the Scenes
Sun, Nov 14, 2010 60 mins
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the "Great Migrations" miniseries.
Episode 7
Rhythm of Life
Sat, Nov 20, 2010 60 mins
The miniseries concludes with stunning footage of animal migrations set to original music from five leading artists, including Train and MGMT.
