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The Desert Speaks
On the Trail of a Living Fossil
Season 16
Episode 1604
In an effort to discover more about the desert tortoise, host David Yetman treks from the dry deserts of Utah to the tropics of Northwestern Mexico in search of these special animals. In the Mojave Desert, Yetman observes how tortoises are tracked using telemetry. He also visits some of the homes in that have benefited from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum’s Desert Tortoise adoption program.
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Take a trip to La Paz, Bolivia. At 12,000ft it is one of the highest cities in the world.
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Hit the road on an adventure from Lima, Peru through this “driest desert in the world.”
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A journey to Baja, California and then continuing south to further explore.
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Catch a rare glimpse into the life, culture, and traditions of the native Mayo Indians.
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A trip through the Valley of Tehuacán to the ancient city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.