10: Yellowstone | Nature’s Microworlds

Duration: 29'02''

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In Yellowstone National Park, where wolves, bears, coyotes, bison and elk roam vast grasslands, wetlands and forests, Steve Backshall looks for the answer to a puzzle.

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