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The Desert Speaks
Season 2, Episode 5: Research in the Desert
Season 2
Episode 5
Research in the Desert focuses on some amazing research projects which help the wild inhabitants of the desert. Explore how humans affect the desert environment and how desert animals adapt to survive cohabitation with people.
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A trip through the Valley of Tehuacán to the ancient city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.

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A staple of the villages in the Valle de Tehuacán and nearby Oaxaca is the cactus.

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The Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico is rapidly drying up.

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The wild, frigid desert of southwestern Bolivia is full of natural treasures.

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Visit the the historic village of Santiago de K, high in the foothills of the Andes.

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Our journey to the highest desert in the world begins in Potosi, in southwestern Bolivia.

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San Ignacio Lagoon is the home to the peninsula’s most famous visitors—the Gray Whales.
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Travel on the Verde River to learn its natural history

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The Mayo turn to plants for a variety of uses - from medicines to making furniture