Nature's Great Events

Nature's Great Events: The Great Feast

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Nature's Great Events

The Great Feast

Season 1 | Episode 6 | ONE | September 16, 2018

Science

Earth and environment

Classification: Parental Guidance

Every summer in the seas off Alaska, humpback whales, sea lions and killer whales depend on an explosion of plant life; the plankton bloom. But will these animals survive to enjoy the great feast?

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Every summer in the seas off Alaska, humpback whales, sea lions and killer whales depend on an explosion of plant life; the plankton bloom. But will these animals survive to enjoy the great feast?

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