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Every year, billions of animals migrate in search of food, water, or a mate. Ecologist and National Geographic Explorer Lucy Hawkes has scoured the ocean, land, and sky to investigate the astonishing stories of animal perseverance. Join her for a peek into landscapes where some of the planet’s most notable animal athletes move and shake, and follow their beautiful, massive migrations across the globe.

About Lucy Hawkes:
Lucy Hawkes is a physiological ecologist who uses the latest state-of-the-art miniaturized electronic tracking units to study species movement and migration. She works with a range of animal athletes, from deep-diving basking sharks to high-flying bar-headed geese. Hawkes obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Exeter, where she was the first person to track sea turtles from populations in North Carolina and the Cape Verde Islands. She has written more than 60 scientific articles, which have been cited over 2,300 times.