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Big Pacific
Dragon Tide
In China, even humans are making the most of the violent power of the Pacific. In Hangzhou Bay, brave surfers wait for the annual return of an ancient sea monster: the silver dragon, a predictable yet potentially destructive wall of water that grows into the world’s largest tidal wave.
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In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors.
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The challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific.
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Those that live in the Pacific must choose whether to avoid conflict or rise to meet it.
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We yearn to unravel the mysterious Pacific but she does not give up her secrets willingly.