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We humans have a basic instinct to move wherever “there are greener pastures.” My thesis back at college about migration depicted it so. Human beings move from scarce to bountiful. Rural to urban, less money to earning more money, these are dictated by our instinct to survive and live. Now, think about the animal kingdom—ever wonder why whales migrate, butterflies flutter to Mexico, to moving red crabs carpeting the forest floors of  Christmas Island, and wildebeest went on the madness to swim with the crocs—survival. It is Darwinian at its finest.

National Geographic Society’s “Great Migrations” is a seven-part series, to be shown simultaneously in National Geographic Channel, NGC Wild and NGC Hi-Def. It is said to be the most ambitious project that the organization has ever embarked in its history. Three years in the making, it captures the vividness, drama and life on the move in the animal kingdom with state of the art imagery shot on land, air, and under the sea. Now, that’s how close you’ll get with the wild—in such awesome drama and picture that National Geographic has truly mastered.

Behind the stunning sceneries and cinematography lies the underlying search in understanding the massive movement in the animal kingdom—from breeding, to feeding and all the way to the science of communication and life—all chained within the bounds of survival. It also features never before seen images of animal behavior such as Mali elephants paying tribute to a dead calf that died in exhaustion and the “touchy” bonding of male sperm whales in the Atlantic. The program also leads the breakthrough in scientific research by attaching radio transmitters to elephant seals and the delicate butterflies.

Great Migration premieres on National Geographic Channel starting November 7, 2010 at 9PM (Philippine Standard Time). Marathon episodes will air on December 26, 2010 from 11AM to 6PM.

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This Holiday season, there are more things than shopping that is in store for the family in the malls. Be educated and fascinated as the National Geographic Channel, together with Ayala Malls’ “Greenology” program and The Mind Museum presents the Big Blue Exhibit Live at Ayala Malls. Manila is the last stop of the Asian tour of NGC in its campaign to raise awareness and educate the Filipinos about the world’s largest animal.

The exhibit features a state of the art sculpture of a two-month old female blue whale made by professional model-makers in Australia. The said activity also features sessions, conservation and education activities, writing activities and NatGeo’s breakthrough documentary in search for a brand new baby blue in “Big Blue.”

The exhibit would go around Ayala Malls in Metro Manila from November 2009 to February 2010:

• Glorietta 5 from November 17 to 26, 2009
• Trinoma from November 28 to December 11, 2009
• Alabang Town Center from January 4 to 17, 2010
• Market! Market! from January 18 to February 2, 2010
• Greenbelt Mall from February 3 to 17, 2010

Blue whales are the largest animals in the planet – and it can cover a size of two bumper-to-bumper buses, have a heart as big as a compact car and can communicate with other whales more than a thousand miles away…yet we couldn’t hear them. These are fascinating creatures which despite its size, has already dwindled to a couple of a thousand worldwide…threatened to be extinct within the next few decades due to increased human activity and interaction.

So Think Again. Bring the whole family and have a fun-filled yet enlightening Holiday Season at the Ayala Malls, together with the National Geographic Channel.