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Nature's Great Events
Documentary series looking at the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet, showing how life responds to natural events which can dramatically transform entire landscapes.
- Cast:
- David Attenborough
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Network:
- BBC One
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 10.0The Great Melt
2009-02-11 · 50mThe summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.
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E02
Episode 2
The Great Salmon Run
2009-02-18 · 50mEvery year, the survival of grizzly bears in North America depends on a spectacular natural event: the return of hundreds of millions of salmon from the Pacific Ocean to the mountain streams where they were born. This great return provides food not only for bears, but for killer whales, wolves, bald eagles and the very forest itself. Will the salmon return in time to keep the hungry bears alive?
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E03
Episode 3
The Great Migration
2009-02-25 · 50mThe story of a lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration.
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E04
Episode 4
The Great Tide
2009-03-04 · 50mA look at the sardine run, which happens each winter along the South African coast.
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E05
Episode 5
The Great Flood
2009-03-11 · 50mMillions of animals time their migration across the Kalahari Desert to coincide with the the annual flooding of Botswana's Okavango Delta.
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Episode 6
The Great Feast
2009-03-18 · 50mThe summer plankton bloom in the north-east Pacific draws in animals in great numbers, from the billion-strong shoals of herring to migratory humpback whales.
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David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
