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Alaskan Dinosaurs Preview

Intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the Arctic’s cold and dark.

Aired 01/19/2022

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Alaskan Dinosaurs Preview

Preview: Season 48 Episode 21 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions

Intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the Arctic’s cold and dark.

A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places—the cold and dark of winter in the Arctic Circle. How did they survive year-round and raise their young in frigid and dark winter conditions?

Aired 01/19/2022

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