Episode
Natural World: Grand Canyon: From Dinosaurs to Dam
Overview
Looks at the wildlife that inhabits the Grand Canyon today, and how the ecology of the area has been affected by the building of two huge dams. Originally home to dinosaurs, it is now occupied by a strange mixture of species from bighorn sheep to ravens, lizards and tarantulas.
Details
- Series
- Natural World
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1997-02-16
Episode context
Grand Canyon: From Dinosaurs to Dam is Episode 11 in Season 15 of Natural World. It aired on 1997-02-16.
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