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Death Valley: Desert Biome Survival

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Films the landforms and plant and animal life of Death Valley. Details how animals and plants have adapted to this extreme environment. Interviews biologist who are studying the endangered desert pupfish that resides in the aquifer known as Devil's Hole. Studies the desert tortoise and its remarkable adaptations to this desert biome.

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Runtime: 28 minutes 40 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Animals, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Endangered Species
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2006
Producer/Distributor: New Dimension/Questar
Series: Nature
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A white cow with brown spots on its head in a grassy field. Caption: began about 8,000 years ago in three separate locations.

A bear in a cage with hay on the back of a trailer. Caption: Come on! Let's go!

A snake with another animal mostly swallowed. Venom varies. Caption: The venom helps digest the meal.

A shaft of light streaming from a hole in the wall of a small, enclosed burrow illuminates a rodent. Caption: Kangaroo rats pass the days heat

A frog in mid-leap. Caption: (female narrator) Frogs have managed to navigate life on Earth

Angular aircraft with multiple flaps on each wing sitting on a concrete deck, viewed from below. Caption: (observer) The aircraft's controlled by many movable surfaces,

Human holding a small puppy and looking into its eyes. Caption: According to genetics,

Stacks of man-made box hives with bees swarming them. Caption: Now, they prepare to unload their shipments of livestock--

Three wolves in the snow. Caption: He's one of the oldest in the northern range,

Lion crouching low in the grass. Caption: This lion, hidden in the grass, senses an opportunity.