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Big Pacific

Grunions

A mass spawning event happens on an empty shoreline in the Gulf of California.

Aired 07/12/2017 | Rating TV-PG

Big Pacific

Grunions

Clip: Episode 4 | 3m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

A mass spawning event happens on an empty shoreline in the Gulf of California.

A mass spawning event happens on an empty shoreline high in the Gulf of California: the grunion run. Thousands of silvery bodies flicker in the shallows in an explosion of life and death. No other fish spawns so boldly, in the open air, under blazing sun. This is a tidal wave of reproduction.

Aired 07/12/2017 | Rating TV-PG

Episode 4 Extended Preview | Passionate

Video has Closed Captions

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Episode 4 Preview | Passionate

Video has Closed Captions

In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors. (30s)

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