MELBOURNE, Wednesday 29 September 2010: Madman is proud to announce the DVD and Blu-ray release of National Geographic’s groundbreaking global miniseries event – GREAT MIGRATIONS. Available 1 December 2010 (DVD $39.95RRP, Blu-ray $54.95RRP).
Shot wholly in high-definition, over three years, this landmark series chronicles the inspirational, often harrowing, migrations of animals across earth’s seven continents. Wildebeests, zebras, red crabs, elephants, kob, walruses, monarch butterflies, jellyfish and whale sharks are all the focus of a crew that travelled some 670,000 kilometres, filming hundreds of stories in more than 20 different countries.
Using breakthrough filming technologies, the National Geographic team has been able to capture never-before seen animal behaviour and discover scientific firsts, including Bull Elephants scouting migrations routes and the rediscovery of the epic kob migration in Sudan.
Developed from hundreds of hours of footage, the DVD and Blu-ray both feature six one hour episodes including;
- Born to Move – from the tiniest butterflies to the largest wildebeest, millions of creatures are born to life on the march, on the wing and on the run
- Need to Breed – everyday migrating creatures around the world wage incredible journeys, risking it all, in pursuit of the creation and caretaking of their young.
- Race to Survive – whether driven by changing seasons, changing climates, or changing habitats, countless animals must move or die
- Feast or Famine – from microscopic plankton to rare desert elephants many animals epic journeys are driven by hunger
- The Making of – an incredible look at the people behind the scenes, swimming with sharks, nesting in the tree tops with orangutans and camping out with a pack of cheetahs, all in the name of science and the perfect shot
- The Science of Migrations – go behind breathtaking images of migration and see how scientists learn from and study these magnificent spectacles of nature
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: GREAT MIGRATIONS will screen on National Geographic Channel from November 2010.