Nature's Great Events (2009–2009)
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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.
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- 01
The Great MeltThe summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.
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Season01
- S01E01The Great MeltFebruary 11, 2009The summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.
- S01E02
The Great Salmon RunFebruary 18, 2009—Every year, the survival of grizzly bears in North America depends on a spectacular natural event: the return of hundreds of millions of sal - S01E03
The Great MigrationFebruary 25, 2009—The story of a lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration. - S01E04
The Great TideMarch 4, 2009—A look at the sardine run, which happens each winter along the South African coast. - S01E05
The Great FloodMarch 11, 2009—Millions of animals time their migration across the Kalahari Desert to coincide with the the annual flooding of Botswana's Okavango Delta. - S01E06
The Great FeastMarch 18, 2009—The summer plankton bloom in the north-east Pacific draws in animals in great numbers, from the billion-strong shoals of herring to migrator
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