Tập
NOVA: Episode 11
Tóm tắt
Polly wants a crackdown when it comes to the illegal trade in the world's most beautiful and intelligent birds: parrots. NOVA goes undercover with a US government sting that breaks an international parrot smuggling ring, landing some surprising suspects.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- NOVA
- Mùa
- Mùa 21
- Tập
- Tập 11
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1994-10-11
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 11 là tập 11 trong Season 21 của NOVA. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1994-10-11. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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