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Big Pacific

Grunions

A mass spawning event happens on an empty shoreline high in the Gulf of California: the grunion run. Thousands of silvery bodies flicker in the shallows in an explosion of life and death. No other fish spawns so boldly, in the open air, under blazing sun. This is a tidal wave of reproduction.

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Behind the Scenes
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53:40
Follow the adventures of the filmmakers behind Big Pacific.
Passionate
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54:11
In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors.
Voracious
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The challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific.
Violent
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Those that live in the Pacific must choose whether to avoid conflict or rise to meet it.
Mysterious
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We yearn to unravel the mysterious Pacific but she does not give up her secrets willingly.
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