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Big Pacific
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Arribada
Olive ridley sea turtles live most of their lives in the open ocean. But each year female sea turtles return en masse to their natal beach to synchronously lay eggs. Ostional, Costa Rica is one of their nesting locations. How half a million sea turtles find this same shore is a mystery.
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Follow the adventures of the filmmakers behind Big Pacific.
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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.