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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan
The Rite of Spring
Season 1
Episode 113
Every spring, thousands of species participate in rituals with a single goal in mind: breeding. Birds migrate huge distances from wintering grounds. Frogs, each with their own unique voice, call from wetlands. Deer and elk battle with antlers as weapons. McMillan and guests explore the amazing, and often bizarre rituals, of many creatures across the continent and right outside your back door.
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Imagine a Carolina where Bison, Elk and Wolves roam vast grassland.
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Imagine a Carolina where Bison, Elk and Wolves roam vast grasslands.
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Join Patrick as he explores our mountain bogs.
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Join Patrick as he explores how your landscape can be transformed into a crucible of life
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Jocassee is a place that is both well-known and still somewhat unexplored.
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Join Patrick as he explores the unique life that has developed in this ancient valley.
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Can you imagine an early morning walk without the sounds of nature?
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Can you imagine an early morning walk without the sounds of nature?
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Join Patrick as he explores the secret lives of butterflies.
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Join Patrick as he explores the deserts of California.
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Join Patrick as he continues to explore the Longleaf Empire.
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Join Patrick as he explores the Apalachicola National Forest.