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Mystery of the Spinning Fish

Mystery of the Spinning Fish

Season 17 Episode 3
26:42
The Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo

The Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo

Season 17 Episode 4
26:42
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
53:05
When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
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Changing Seas

Whales in a Plastic Ocean

Season 17 Episode 2

Far out in the eastern Atlantic, the Portuguese island of Madeira rises from the depths of the open ocean. Despite its remote location, the archipelago is impacted by floating plastic trash. Researchers with MARE-Madeira study the effects plastics, and their chemical compounds, have on the health of marine mammals that frequent local waters.