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The Desert Sea

The Desert Sea

The Desert Sea is an Ultra High Definition 2 part series that centers on North America's diverse Sonoran Desert. The first hour explores why the Sonoran is the wettest and most diverse desert in the Americas due to its unique proximity to the Gulf of California and the great Pacific Ocean - a coastal desert next to an extraordinary rich marine environment of sea lions, dolphins and even blue whales. The second hour focuses on the abundant and diverse creatures that have adapted to desert life in this unique environment: from big cats, giant hares and killer insects, to extraordinary reptiles and even a bird that can run at high speeds.

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StatusEnded
Original NameThe Desert Sea
First Air DateJune 15, 2016
Last Air DateJune 22, 2016
Seasons1
Episodes2
Episode Runtime 44min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesNew Zealand, United States of America
Production CompaniesZDF EnterprisesNHNZ WorldwideNat Geo Wild
NetworksNat Geo Wild
Land of The Giants
S01E02

Land of The Giants

The 2nd episode focuses on the abundant and diverse creatures that have adapted to desert life in this unique environment: from big cats, giant hares and killer insects, to extraordinary reptiles and even a bird that can run at high speeds. It's home to the world's largest cactus, the saguaro. Thanks to the monsoons that fall across the desert, both in the winter and summer, the Sonoran is the most biologically diverse of North America's four deserts. There are over 96 endemic reptiles and 2000 native plants species. Here you see animals as diverse as the coati, the horned owl and even the rarely seen mountain lion.

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