The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey (2012)
• December 15th, 2012 • 0h 52min
Documentary
Overview
Every year, on the steppes of the Serengeti, the most spectacular migration of animals on our planet: Around two million wildebeest, Burchell's zebra and Thomson's gazelles begin their tour of nearly 2,000 miles across the almost treeless savannah. For the first time, a documentary captures stunning footage in the midst of this demanding journey. The documentary starts at the beginning of the year, when more than two million animals gather in the shadow of the volcanoes on the southern edge of the Serengeti in order to birth their offspring. In just two weeks, the animal herd's population has increased by one third, and after only two days, the calves can already run as fast as the adults The young wildebeest in this phase of their life are the most vulnerable to attacks by lions, cheetahs, leopards or hyenas. The film then follows the survivors of these attacks through the next three months on their incredible journey, a trip so long that 200,000 wildebeest will not reach the end.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Revontulien armoilla
Released on: 2019-12-04
Documentary
In this documentary, scientists reveal their findings on the influence of solar storms on animal beh...
White Winter
Released on: 2022-12-27
Documentary, TV Movie
In southern Germany, winter can still be admired in all its glory every year. With its white coat of...
Lord Howe Island: Pacific Eden
Released on: 2006-12-31
Documentary
A place of biological superlatives with a flora and fauna that have only just begun to be researched...
Cats & Dogs
Released on: 2023-01-08
Documentary
In September 2022, Bengaluru made national news when the IT hub region of Bellandur faced major floo...
Slave Trade in the World Today
Released on: 1964-06-27
Documentary
The film documents modern slave trade through a number of African countries, under dictatorship rule...
The Pigeons of Lahore
Released on: 2024-03-11
Documentary, Drama
The parallel stories of four Pakistani immigrants in Greece become the trigger for the director to e...
Ostseeparadies Rügen
Released on: 2005-12-14
Documentary, TV Movie
The white chalk cliffs of Rügen are among the most impressive natural monuments on earth, which the ...
Tiger
Released on: 2024-04-21
Documentary, Family
Journey alongside a young tigress raising her cubs in the fabled forests of India.
Rivers of Giants
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary
Africa is a land of giants. Its powerful rivers sculpt the earth and form impressive valleys and wat...
Crows - Nature Is Watching Us
Released on: 2023-03-02
Documentary
Where there are humans, are also ravens and crows. No animal knows us better.
Survival Island
Released on: 1996-01-01
Documentary
Standing almost alone in the great Southern Ocean, South Georgia island plays host to some of the la...
Fire in the Forest
Released on: 2019-10-17
Documentary
The film shows the daily life of indigenous village Piyulaga, home of Waurá tribe --an ethnicity of ...
Extraordinary Ecosystems
Released on:
Documentary
From the scorching sand dunes of Namibia, to the tropical Tasmanian rainforest, to the bitter waters...
Pan
Released on:
Documentary, Fantasy, Mystery
A tactile exploration of the inherent duality of violence and sensuality in nature.
Fairy Shrimp
Released on: 2013-08-31
Documentary
Hidden deep within the Pony Pasture Rapids Park of Richmond, Virginia there lives a creature whose a...
Dragons and Damsels
Released on: 2019-03-19
Documentary
More beautiful than butterflies, more spectacular fliers than hummingbirds, and with intriguing beha...