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Tibet
Season 1  |  Episode 3  |  ABC  |  July 27, 2011

Intercultural understanding

Geography

Science
9-10 11-12
Classification: GeneralClassification: General
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In episode three, Tibet, we travel from the vast Tibetan plateau, which covers a quarter of China and is bounded by the glacier-strewn Himalayas, to the famous Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. Home to the world's loftiest mountains, deepest gorges and highest-dwelling creatures, we discover Tibet's unique animals like the rare chiru, wild yaks, argali sheep, Tibetan foxes, rabbit-like pikas and brown bears.

In episode three, Tibet, we travel from the vast Tibetan plateau, which covers a quarter of China and is bounded by the glacier-strewn Himalayas, to the famous Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. Home to the world's loftiest mountains, deepest gorges and highest-dwelling creatures, we discover Tibet's unique animals like the rare chiru, wild yaks, argali sheep, Tibetan foxes, rabbit-like pikas and brown bears.

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