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NOVA; Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders, The

Part of The GBH Animals Collection.

In this clip, honeybee navigation and communication are explained.


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Series
NOVA
Program
Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders, The
Program Number

1316

Series Description

Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974

Program Description

Birds do it; bees do it, butterflies, bats and eels do it--all leave one habitat to migrate to another, often thousands of miles away. NOVA penetrates the mystery of where animals migrate, why and how they get there.

Asset Type

Clip

Media Type

Video

Genres
Documentary
Topics
Science
Citation
Chicago: “NOVA; Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders, The,” GBH Archives, accessed December 13, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E6CDC7431EA4414E81BA284067FBCEFD.
MLA: “NOVA; Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders, The.” GBH Archives. Web. December 13, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E6CDC7431EA4414E81BA284067FBCEFD>.
APA: NOVA; Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E6CDC7431EA4414E81BA284067FBCEFD
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