Tiny but tough: Hummingbirds of the Arizona desert

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A mating dance party with robotic sage grouse

How do you save sage grouse inside Grand Teton National Park? With robot birds… of course. A group of sage grouse have started using the runway at the Jackson Hole Airport for their mating dance. Not an ideal place for birds or humans. On today’s episode, THE WILD producer Matt M ...  Show more

A 750-mile misadventure in the Grand Canyon

Almost everybody has seen the Grand Canyon, whether it’s on a road trip to northern Arizona or on a postcard. It’s one of the seven natural wonders of the world. It’s one thing to see the canyon from a distance, even if that is standing on one of its storied rims. But it’s a whol ...  Show more

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