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The Desert Speaks
Bats Among Us
Season 15
Episode 1508
Visit Montezuma Castle, a five-story 20-room cliff dwelling, served as a “high-rise apartment building” for prehistoric Sinagua Indians. Now it serves the same purpose to a colony of bats. At Tonto National Monument the scale of the ruins makes capturing bats a test of will and ingenuity. Chiricahua National Monument shows how aa natural gem is perfect for collecting data on tree-roosting bats.
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Journey through the valley of the Rio Sonora.

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The final episode in the Galapagos Islands features some of the “newer” islands.

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Continue your journey through the Galapagos Island.
Journey to the Galapagos Islands to discover native wildlife.

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Renowned architect Bob Vint examines the unifying characteristics of plazas.
Host David Yetman hops into a motorcycle sidecar to explore Wyoming’s Red Desert

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Travel through the desert with the inventor of goat packing, John Mionczynski.

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Learn how Tohono O’Odham tribal members are passing down traditions.

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Take a trip down the Green River in Utah and to Dinosaur National Monument.

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Explore Andean Condors and learn their ritualistic significance to native people.

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Examine pre-Incan ruins before venturing to the skies for a view of the Nazca lines.

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Explore some of the largest dune fields in North America.