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The Desert Speaks
Ancient Secrets of the Galapagos
Season 15
Episode 1506
There are plenty of interesting creatures in the waters around these islands, like marine iguanas and the Flightless Cormorant – a bird that uses its stubby wings to swim rather than fly. On Isabela Island, the crew visits Darwin’s Lake – a saltwater lake – to study flower color and pollination and spends some time in Zodiac boats finding penguins endemic to the islands.
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Scientists come from all over the world to study at the Southwestern Research Station.
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How many mysteries are being solved and many benefits realized by the study of the desert.
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Explore some real desert islands where birds, plants and animals struggle to survive.
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Take a closer look a the animals and plants in and along the Sea of Cortez.
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Explore riparian areas surrounding the Colorado River.
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Take a look at some fascinating ways people can learn about the desert.
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Spring in the Sonoran Desert is a time of beauty and abundant life.
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Some amazing research projects which help the wild inhabitants of the desert.
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Explore the hottest and driest region of North America, just south of the border.
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The arduous journey of water through the Sonoran Desert Valley.
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Over millions of years, geological formations have produced the Sonoran Desert.
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What makes a desert, a desert?