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The Desert Speaks
Season 3, Episode 2: The Gulf of California
Season 3
Episode 2
As the Colorado River empties into the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, this program examines the shore birds and sea mammals inhabiting the gulf and how they use the resources of the sea. Take a close-up look at a tide pool and the microcosm of animal communities within these miniature “windows of the sea.” Visit the Sierra Bacha, and see a unique plant community on the mai
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The final episode in the Galapagos Islands features some of the “newer” islands.
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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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.