The Humboldt Current

The Humboldt Current

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S1 E2: Renewal

Original Air Date: Dec 29, 2023

As we follow our female blue whale north, we arrive in central Chile; the influence of the Humboldt current shapes life even in one of the driest ecosystems on earth.

Jan 5

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8:45PM

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54 Min

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2025

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Season 1

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S1 E3: Arrival

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2021

The current is followed by a unique population of Chilean blue whales and is the last refuge for other extremely rare marine mammals.

Jan 5

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4:07PM

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57 Min

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Available with Freestream

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S1 E2: Renewal

Original Air Date: Dec 29, 2023

As we follow our female blue whale north, we arrive in central Chile; the influence of the Humboldt current shapes life even in one of the driest ecosystems on earth.

Jan 5

•

8:45PM

•

54 Min

•

Available with Freestream

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S1 E1: Genesis

Original Air Date: Jan 1, 2021

In Chile's Torres del Paine, melt from snow-covered mountains feeds finger-like fjords as they reach out to the sea to join the current, lowering its salinity and becoming home to wading birds, rare dolphins and orcas.

Jan 5

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7:51PM

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54 Min

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Available with Freestream