Animals all around the world move from place to place each year. This fascinating, yet arduous journey is called migration.

This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Animal migration is a phenomenon far grander and more patterned than animal movement. It represents collective travel ...

Animal migration has fascinated humans for millennia. And for good reason: Some of the most astonishing feats of endurance are performed by long-distance migrants, such as the nine-day non-stop ...

Biotelemetry has provided insight into the mesmerizing world of animal migration. In offering opportunities to track organisms remotely in their natural habitat, this technology has already proven ...