Episode
The Green Planet: Desert Worlds
Overview
Desert plants spend decades in suspended animation waiting for rain, or they travel to find it. They survive using weapons, camouflage and surprising alliances with animals.
Details
- Series
- The Green Planet
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2022-01-30
- Runtime
- 59 min
Episode context
Desert Worlds is Episode 4 in Season 1 of The Green Planet. It aired on 2022-01-30. The runtime is 59 min.
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