Film
Migrating Birds

Scouts of Distant Worlds

Tue, 07.11.2017
7:30 PM - 21:00 Namibia Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft

Every year billions of birds die on their migration routes. They starve, die of thirst, are killed by exhaustion or environmental poisons, by enemies, by winds or by power lines. Nevertheless, their migration has been anchored for generations; year after year, the animals take the hardships and dangers of a long flight. The film shows the voyages of migratory birds with breathtaking aerial photography from the Arctic to Africa and from Siberia to Serengeti. It explains how the animals orientate themselves and how, for example, a young stork finds the way to Africa even though he has never been there.

This screening is part of Science Week 2017.