Episode
Natural World: Tough Ducks
Overview
Film revealing that there's more to the placid-looking duck than meets the eye. Including those that live in the Arctic and the Australian desert.
Details
- Series
- Natural World
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1999-02-21
Episode context
Tough Ducks is Episode 14 in Season 17 of Natural World. It aired on 1999-02-21.
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