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Crabs, monarchs and ocean giants migrate across Nat Geo Animals

Alec Baldwin narrates Great Migrations' opening episode, one of three full-length wildlife uploads this week.

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Journeys for Animal Survival (Full Episode) | Great Migrations | Nat Geo Animals

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1:45Wildebeest and zebras face crocodiles as their migration takes them across the Mara River.
8:50Christmas Island's red crabs leave the forest for their annual breeding migration toward the ocean.
13:25Monarchs leave their Mexican wintering forests to begin a northward journey spanning multiple generations.
20:00Female sperm whales share calf-watching duties while other adults dive deep to feed.
26:12A late-summer monarch generation develops before undertaking the migration south.
30:20Female red crabs descend to the sea to release their larvae into the waves.

Moving is not optional. In Nat Geo Animals' most-watched new upload, migration means finding food, reaching breeding grounds and getting the next generation far enough to begin again.

"Journeys for Animal Survival (Full Episode) | Great Migrations | Nat Geo Animals" has drawn about 36,000 views. This is the series' 2010 opening episode, "Born to Move," narrated by Alec Baldwin, rather than a newly filmed expedition. Its journeys connect wildebeest in the Serengeti, Christmas Island's red crabs, North America's monarch butterflies and sperm whales meeting around the Azores.

Some of its most striking moments are small acts of protection. A mother zebra chases cheetahs away from her foal; female sperm whales watch over calves while other adults dive for food. The dangers are not confined to big predators, either: invasive yellow crazy ants attack migrating crabs with acid. Viewers are discussing the endurance these journeys demand, with one pointing specifically to the zebra mother's defense.

The other new uploads keep survival at the center. A whale compilation brings together orca hunting, marine biologist Ryan Johnson's shark research and OceanXplorers' humpback encounters. "Young Blood (Full Episode) | Botswana | Nat Geo Animals" follows young predators and prey learning to survive.

Across the channel, the week brought nearly five million views and a growing subscriber audience, although daily viewing is currently below its usual pace. Among nearby documentary channels, FRONTLINE PBS is enjoying a pronounced daily lift. Nat Geo Animals' strongest current momentum belongs to its earlier Tibetan grasslands episode, followed by Anand Varma's search for carnivorous bats in the Mexican jungle.

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It must be tough out there when even a small mistake can cost you a meal
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Migration is more than movement, it’s a remarkable test of instinct, endurance, and survival.
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Even predators have to wait and learn patience here—mother zebras teaching us all a lesson in fierce protection.
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