20 Most Interesting Animal Migrations (With Maps)

Discover 20 of the world's most fascinating migrations while learning about the many factors influencing this iconic behaviour. Chapters include why and when animals migrate, the challenges they face and the biological adaptations some species have to aid their amazing journies.
0:00 White Shark Café
1:25 Longest Migrations
1:53 Caribou
3:18 Humpback Whale
4:45 Arctic Tern
5:58 Geographical Challenges
6:12 Wildebeest
7:22 Mountainous migrations
8:46 Dragonfly
9:34 Ecology & Economy
9:50 Salmon & Bear
11:11 Pronghorn
12:34 Sandhill Crane
13:41 Migratory Behaviour
14:11 Flying Strategy
15:15 Giant Cuttlefish
16:17 Bats
18:00 When & Why
18:13 Common Toad
19:30 Tidal Migration
20:32 Roaches & Cormorants
21:30 Diel Vertical Migration
22:10 Biological Implications
22:27 Emperor Penguins
24:36 Sea Turtles
25:54 Painted Lady
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Sources & Further Reading
Listed below are the sources used to create the video.
Great White Sharks
oceanliteracy.unesco.org/ocea...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
whitesharkcafe.com/what-is-th...
schmidtocean.org/cruise/voyag...
www.vice.com/en/article/7xjbd...
www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...
www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...
www.honolulumagazine.com/grea...
Caribou
nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51884-5
nps.gov/articles/aps-17-1-7.htm
nps.gov/articles/worldmigration.htm
journeynorth.org/tm/caribou/MigAnimation.html
exercisewithstyle.com/david-goggins-workout-routine/
Humpback Whales
fisheries.noaa.gov/species/humpback-whale
bigthink.com/strange-maps/whale-migration-map-superhighways/
whaletrust.org/calving-how-humpbacks-are-born/
kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/mmp/humpback1.html
nationalgeographic.org/article/natures-most-impressive-animal-migrations/
livescience.com/50487-western-gray-whale-migration.html
thewhaletrail.org/wt-species/...
Arctic Tern
nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/100111-worlds-longest-migration-arctic-tern-bird
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/ends-earth/
www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/natures-home-magazine/birds-and-wildlife-articles/migration/migratory-bird-stories/arctic-tern-migration/
www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/sooty-shearwater
Wildebeest
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/...
africageographic.com/stories/...
www.nationalgeographic.com/an...
www.sciencealert.com/the-thou...
Mountainous Migrations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitud...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a...
www.bbc.com/news/science-envi...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
academic.oup.com/auk/article/...
academic-accelerator.com/ency...
Dragonflies
www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
india.mongabay.com/2021/11/hi...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/12/890
Full Source List (there were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video)
docs.google.com/document/d/1f...
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This was so great to immerse myself in. I especially am captivated by the birds that can migrate inter poles, that’s an impressive feat, no doubt. Those penguins are also very resilient👏🏾, the Antarctic is no joke Another great video, thank you ❤

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There is a type of widespread animal migration event you missed, the energy/resource inefficient and death causing human commute. Truly a unique marvel in the animal kingdom where the animals somehow manages collectively to travel a short distance in the longest time possible! And this bewildering phenomenon occurs twice in a day!!

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