Seeing an animal in the wild is impressive, but seeing hundreds, sometimes even thousands all at once is awesome. These magnificent photos of animal migrations show how organised and complex life can be.
For some of these animals their reasons for travelling sometimes thousands of miles every year is unknown, but it is expected that it is something to do with the changing of the seasons and linked with temperature changes. The way in which they move in organised flocks of birds, shoals of fish and herds when on dry land makes for an incredible spectacle.
1. “50 Shades of Ray” in Baja, Mexico
Photo by Eduardo Lopez Negrete
2. White Ibis
Photo by James Shadle
3. Munk’s Devil Rays In Baja, Mexico
Photo by Florian Schulz
4. Greater Flamingoes In Yucatán Peninsula
Photo by Robert B. Haas
5. Monarch Butterflies In Mexico
Photo by Joel Sartore
6. White Pelicans In Mississippi
Photo by Annie Griffiths
7. Red Crowned Cranes Above Hula Lake, Israel
Photo by Ido Meirovich
8. Monarch Butterflies In Mexico
Photo by pendens proditor
9. Walruses In Svalbard
Photo by National Geographic
10. Pronghorns, Canada
Photo by Joel Berger
11. Wildebeest’s Migrate Over The Mara River In Northern Serenget
Photo by Nicole Cambré
12. African Buffaloes
Photo by Luo Hong
13. Golden Jellyfish In Palau
Photo by National Geographic
14. Spawn In Taylor Creek, California, USA
Photo by Joe Chan
15. Christmas Island Red Crabs
Photo by Max Orchard
16. Butterflies In Tucabaca, Bolivia
Photo by Steffen Reichle
17. Roan Antelopes, Namibia
Photo by Guido
18. Locusts In Madagascar
Photo by Michele Martinelli
19. Ladybirds at the Seaside in Denmark
Photo by Suzy Stals
20. Wildebeest, Kenya
Photo by Sergey Agapov
21. Red Crowned Cranes, Israel
Photo by Liron Hamelnick
22. Sandpipers in Canada.
Photo by John Stager
23. Sharks in Fakarava
Photo by Amanda Horsford
24. Sparrows in Berlin, Germany.
Photo by Sjon Veldhuis
25. Moorhens In Winter Time At Lake Balaton
Photo by krsapix
h/t boredpanda
