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Scientist Profile - Jim Estes

Jim Estes got his start as an ecologist by chance. Half a century later, his research on sea otters is heralded as a classic case study on keystone species.
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Clip Season 38 Episode 2 Length 02:00 Premiere: 10/09/19

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The Serengeti Rules
S38 E2 Length 53:13 Premiere Date 10/09/19

The Serengeti Rules
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How Starfish Changed Modern Ecology
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Gaining Vision Underwater
Clip Length 02:07 Premiere Date 10/09/19

How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti
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Scientist Profile - Jim Estes
Clip Length 02:00 Premiere Date 10/09/19

Scientist Profile - Mary Power
Clip Length 01:53 Premiere Date 10/09/19

Scientist Profile - John Terborgh
Clip Length 01:51 Premiere Date 10/09/19

Scientist Profile - Bob Paine
Clip Length 02:12 Premiere Date 10/09/19

Scientist Profile - Tony Sinclair
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Otters & Orcas: An Alaskan Mystery
Clip Length 05:22 Premiere Date 10/09/19

NATURE - Season 38
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Attenborough's Wonder of Song - S41 E10

Sir David Attenborough selects seven animal songs found in nature and explores their significance. Each one - from the song of the largest lemur to the song of the humpback whale to the song of the lyrebird - was recorded in his lifetime.

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Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster - S42 E7

Follow Sir David Attenborough and a team of forensic experts as they unearth the fossil of a giant Pliosaur, the largest Jurassic predator ever known.

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Museum Alive with David Attenborough - S43 E9

Sir David Attenborough explores London's Natural History Museum and meets creatures from the past, brought to life by CGI, including a giant eagle and colossal snake.

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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon - S36 E7

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Becoming Elephant: The Orphans of Reteti, Graduation Day - S44 E12

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