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The Desert Speaks
Season 3, Episode 5: Research in the Southwest
Season 3
Episode 5
Scientists come from all over the world to study at the Southwestern Research Station, nestled near southern Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountain range. The station’s unique location makes it accessible to an amazing group of wildlife and plant life. Travel to this unique section of the Sonoran Desert and discover the oddities of many desert inhabitants and a vast variety of environments.
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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.