How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti

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How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti Nature

Premiered October 09, 2019

How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti

This breakthrough study shows how wildebeest are the keystones to the Serengeti.

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Pioneering scientists make surprising discoveries that change our understanding of nature.

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The Serengeti Rules

Mary Power's love for aquatic life began when she realized she could see better underwater

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Gaining Vision Underwater

Witness scientist Bob Paine's breakthrough discovery.

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How Starfish Changed Modern Ecology

This breakthrough study shows how wildebeest are the keystones to the Serengeti.

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How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti

Jim Estes tries to figure out what caused the collapse of a once-thriving kelp forest.

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Otters & Orcas: An Alaskan Mystery

Bob Paine was one of the greatest ecologists of all time.

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Scientist Profile - Bob Paine

Jim Estes got his start as an ecologist by chance.

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Scientist Profile - Jim Estes

John Terborgh has spent a lifetime studying the Amazon rainforest.

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Scientist Profile - John Terborgh

Mary Power is a freshwater ecologist who has spent her life studying river ecosystems.

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Scientist Profile - Mary Power

Tony Sinclair arrived in the Serengeti in 1965, looking to study the wildlife.

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Scientist Profile - Tony Sinclair

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