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Natural World: Episode 17
Tóm tắt
Robert Lindsay narrates a documentary which focuses on the plight of the rhino, a notoriously feisty and well-armoured animal that is both revered and feared by humans. Hunted for its horn to the verge of extinction in the last century, this programme looks at whether the rhino is capable of staging a comeback
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Natural World
- Mùa
- Mùa 20
- Tập
- Tập 17
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2002-03-24
Thông tin tập
Episode 17 là tập 17 trong Season 20 của Natural World. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2002-03-24.
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