Killer Whales

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Killer Whales

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Jan 22, 2009

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A gentle paean to the passion field biologists feel for their work, and, in this case, for whales. It also confronts the quandary that plagues both journalists and biologists: What if your quarry doesn't show up? How do you still tell its story? Produced by Ari Daniel Shapiro.
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Jan 22, 2009

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