After thick-billed murre Akpa emerges from his egg, high on an Arctic
cliff, he soon learns that he must embark on a long migration before he
is even able to fly. Flinging himself into the icy water with his
father to guide him, Akpa must swim 1,000 kilometres of his journey
south before he is able to finally fly the final leg of his journey.
Adult male murres are also unable to fly during this time of the year,
due to their changing feathers, so father and son must navigate south on
the choppy ocean waves, meeting new and unfamiliar creatures along the
way.