在这部大迁徙：科学看迁徙纪录片片中,动物的行为常令科学家又是迷惑又是讶异。拜科技之所赐，科学家现在得以前往过去不曾涉足之地，以全新视野，巨细靡遗地观察这些现象。本集节目将让观众了解，科学家如何利用最先进的追踪技术，了解这些动物的迁徙；大至象鼻海豹，小至帝王蝶，南来北往的过程，通通呈现观众眼前。除此之外，这一集节目还能让观众了解，科学家如何透过手机简讯，拯救濒临绝种的动物；运用数学运算模型也许能预测出一群动物生存机率。
Borne of suffering, desperation, and starvation, every migration is a death-defying journey, filled with countless obstacles. Science of Great Migrations will go behind breathtaking images of migration and show how scientists learn from and study these magnificent spectacles of nature. The iconic migration of wildebeest in the Serengeti; the 1,800 mile flight path of the monarch butterfly; the two-month pilgrimage of the southern elephant seal off Patagonia; and the perilous journey of African elephants in Mali together give scientists a look into this dangerous world of migration. Advances in scientific technology and data collection are revealing a new understanding of animal decision-making, swarm dynamics and the inner workings of a herd, flock or pod.
