2x1 - World On The Move

June 14, 2023

Migration is the oldest and most vital survival strategy in the animal kingdom, and every day, billions of creatures great and small are making extraordinary journeys. In the peak of dry season, the barren savannah of Botswana drives a megaherd of cape buffalo to a remote wash where hungry lions await their arrival, while in Ethiopia, the largest swarm of desert locusts in recent memory takes to the sky. As the sun warms the oceans, massive algae blooms summon humpback whales to the Bering Sea to feed, but polar bears and walrus in the Arctic struggle to navigate melting sea ice. Springtime also brings new life, as tiny ancient murrelet chicks emerge from their nests in the Pacific Northwest and race like clockwork toys towards the sea – but on a distant island north of Hawaii, tons of plastic are impacting the life cycle of Laysan albatross chicks, and tiger sharks circle in the shallows to feed on chicks that live long enough to take their first flight.