Amazing Journeys

Oct 15, 1999

0h 39m

★ 5.7

Overview

By land, by air, and by sea, viewers can now experience the struggle that millions of creatures endure in the name of migration as wildlife photographers show just how deeply survival instincts have become ingrained into to the animals of planet Earth. From the monarch butterflies that swarm the highlands of Mexico to the birds who navigate by the stars and the millions of red crabs who make the perilous land journey across Christmas Island, this release offers a look at animal instinct in it's purest form.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Graphic Films

Migrations Film Partners Ltd.

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Cast

Narrator

Robert Foxworth

Early Human

Wemi Ajigrotafe

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David L. Barbee

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Kerry W. Cook

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Jimmy I.

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Ebonie Smith

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George A. Thomas

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Tamir Yardenne

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