Tập
Natural World: Episode 12
Tóm tắt
Records the epic joiurney of more than a million and a half wildebeest, travelling in a 500 mile arc across the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Natural World
- Mùa
- Mùa 12
- Tập
- Tập 12
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1994-05-15
Thông tin tập
Episode 12 là tập 12 trong Season 12 của Natural World. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1994-05-15.
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