They’re setting off on the greatest overland trek
made by any animal.
But wherever grass eaters travel,
predators lie in wait.
Yeah, they are
Arctic wolves or.
And they must seize their chance.
Well, the caribou passed through their territory
for four.
And the wolf runs at the herd,
trying to flush out the weak or the slow.
A calf is separated
at full tilt, 60 kilometers an hour.
The wolf is just faster.
But the calf,
the stamina
only a few weeks old.
And this calves will to survive.
It’s remarkable.
And it needs to be
for these young caribou have now started a journey
that will last a lifetime
forever, chasing the seasonal growth of the grass
on which they depend.
Like all grassland creatures, they are at the mercy
of these unpredictable but ultimately bountiful lambs.
Grass can
survive some of the harshest conditions on earth.
Flood, fog and frost and still flourish
sandwiches.
The grasslands provide a stage for the greatest gatherings of wildlife
on planet Earth.
