Alaska: A Year in the Wild

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Season 1

S01E02

Spring

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16.12. 00:00, DocuBox, 45 minutes

Spring

With the arrival of spring, days grow longer and temperatures rise. But spring in Alaska is short. Animals have two months to feed, and start a family, while avoiding predators. Spring is also the time that millions of birds return to Alaska.

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S01E03

Summer

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15.12. 11:45, Viasat Nature, 50 minutes

Summer

Summer has arrived in Alaska. Free of ice, rivers and streams can flow again. This sets the scene for one of the world's greatest migrations, the Alaskan salmon run.

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S01E04

Autumn

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15.12. 12:35, Viasat Nature, 45 minutes

Autumn

Young animals prepare for their first winter away from their parents, humpback whales return to Alaska's rich feeding grounds and salmon return to spawn in the rivers where they were hatched. But the returning salmon have to negotiate a path past hungry brown bears fattening themselves before they hibernate.

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Documentary following four seasons in the north American state, beginning with winter where temperatures are cold enough to freeze the ocean, and snowfall is measured in feet not inches. Cameras follow wildlife such as American red squirrels, who battle to hang onto food caches. Meanwhile, on the treeless plains, ancient musk ox are forced to search for theirs.