The Great Salmon Run • episode "2/6" • Nature's Great Events

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A look at the annual return of millions of salmon to the streams where they were born.

Nature's Great Events • 6 episodes •

The Great Melt
59:22
The Great Melt

The summer melt of Arctic ice provides opportunities for millions of animals.

Nature

The Great Salmon Run
59:18
The Great Salmon Run

A look at the annual return of millions of salmon to the streams where they were born.

Nature

The Great Migration
59:03
The Great Migration

The story of a lion family's struggle to survive until the return of the great migration.

Nature

The Great Tide
59:04
The Great Tide

A look at the sardine run, which happens each winter along the South African coast.

Nature

The Great Flood
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The Great Flood

The great flood in the Okavango turns 4,000 square miles of arid plains into a wetland.

Nature

The Great Feast
59:06
The Great Feast

Whales and sea lions alike journey to the seas off Alaska to feed on the plankton bloom.

Nature

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