When did Nature Season 26 Episode 7 air?
Nature Season 26 Episode 7 aired on February 10, 2008 at 8 PM ET.
Nature
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
Created by: Thomas Lovejoy, George Page
Season 26 · Episode 7
Crash: a Tale of Two Species
Aired Feb 10, 2008at 8PM·53m
The link between the horseshoe crab, which has remained the same for some 350 million years, and the red-knot shorebird, is explored. The horseshoe crab's spawning grounds, the Delaware Bay, are an important feeding ground for the red knots on their way from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic. Included: how biologists connected a drop in the red-knot population to a similar decrease in the crabs. Also: how horseshoe-crab blood is used to test human medicines.
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How long is Nature Season 26 Episode 7?
This episode runs for approximately 53 minutes.
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