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The Gulf Coast

Episode 6 of 11

A look at the Gulf Coast's extraordinary wildlife and the surprising behaviours the animals employ to survive in a landscape where land meets water.

A look at the Gulf Coast - a diverse water world teeming with life.

In Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, an alligator mother exhibits newly observed behaviour as she stirs the swamp to help her hatchlings learn to hunt. In Florida's Crystal River, manatees gather, and young males practise courtship in a rarely filmed behaviour known as cavorting. The Everglades reveal a new perspective on the apple snail, laying its eggs above water to protect them from fish while facing danger from aerial predators.

On Marco Island, Florida, burrowing owls find love amidst suburban sprawl - a unique glimpse into their adaptation to human habitats.

In the Texan thorn scrub, rarely seen footage shows a mother ocelot, one of the last remaining in the United States, raising her kittens.

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41 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Tom Hanks
Executive Producer Mike Gunton
Production Company ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Natural History Unit
Production Company Universal Alternative Television Studio

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