Episode
Nature: And Then the Rains Came
Overview
Torrential rains flood Kenya’s Tsavo Plain triggering a cycle of animal and plant regeneration that flowers in the short period before the next drought.
Details
- Series
- Nature
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1985-10-20
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
And Then the Rains Came is Episode 1 in Season 4 of Nature. It aired on 1985-10-20. The runtime is 53 min.
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