Episode
Nature: Santa's Wild Home
Overview
Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more.
Details
- Series
- Nature
- Season
- Season 39
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2020-11-25
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
Santa's Wild Home is Episode 6 in Season 39 of Nature. It aired on 2020-11-25. The runtime is 53 min.
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