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Big Pacific

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Plunge into the Pacific to see the ocean’s rare and dazzling creatures.

Aired 06/21/2017 | Rating TV-PG

Big Pacific

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Plunge into the Pacific to see the ocean’s rare and dazzling creatures.

Plunge into the Pacific with researchers and cinematographers and see the ocean’s rare and dazzling creatures in a way never before seen on television. The program examines an ocean that covers a third of the Earth’s surface.

Aired 06/21/2017 | Rating TV-PG

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Preview

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Preview: S1 | 30s | Plunge into the Pacific to see the ocean’s rare and dazzling creatures. (30s)

Episode 5 Preview | Behind the Scenes

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Preview: Ep5 | 30s | Follow the adventures of the filmmakers behind Big Pacific. (30s)

Yellow-eyed Penguins

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Clip: Ep4 | 4m 15s | A yellow-eyed penguin family nests in a secluded New Zealand forest. (4m 15s)

Sea Otters

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Clip: Ep4 | 3m 9s | Californian sea otters give new meaning to “love bite.” (3m 9s)

Grunions

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Clip: Ep4 | 3m 24s | A mass spawning event happens on an empty shoreline in the Gulf of California. (3m 24s)

Episode 4 Preview | Passionate

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Preview: Ep4 | 30s | In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors. (30s)

Episode 4 Extended Preview | Passionate

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Preview: Ep4 | 1m 14s | In the Pacific, the quest to multiply has spawned a stunning array of unusual behaviors. (1m 14s)

Peppered Moray Eels

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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 36s | In the Marshall Islands Moray Eels are learning to hunt on land. (3m 36s)

Marine Iguanas

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Clip: Ep3 | 3m 27s | The marine iguana is the only one of its kind with adaptations to thrive in the ocean. (3m 27s)

Manta Rays

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Clip: Ep3 | 2m 47s | Manta rays feed nearly constantly on prey so minute it is just a haze in the water. (2m 47s)

Episode 3 Preview | Voracious

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Preview: Ep3 | 30s | The challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific. (30s)

Episode 3 Extended Preview | Voracious

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Preview: Ep3 | 1m 14s | The challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific. (1m 14s)

Snake Island

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Clip: Ep2 | 4m 3s | Shedao, also known as Snake Island, is home to 20,000 Pit Vipers. (4m 3s)

Humpback Whales

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Clip: Ep2 | 3m 39s | Humpback Whales migrate from northern feeding grounds to Hawaii for a chance to mate. (3m 39s)

Episode 2 Preview | Violent

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Preview: Ep2 | 30s | Those that live in the Pacific must choose whether to avoid conflict or rise to meet it. (30s)

Episode 2 Extended Preview | Violent

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Preview: Ep2 | 1m 14s | Violence is part of life in the Pacific. (1m 14s)

Dragon Tide

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Clip: Ep2 | 3m 37s | In Hangzhou Bay, brave surfers wait for the annual return of an ancient sea monster. (3m 37s)

Turtle Graveyard

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Clip: Ep1 | 3m 20s | Beyond a coral reef, a tomb of lost turtles leaves more questions than answers. (3m 20s)

The Pufferfish

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Clip: Ep1 | 4m 36s | Off the coast of Japan, the white-spotted pufferfish is at work creating a masterpiece. (4m 36s)

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Arribada

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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 38s | Each year olive ridley sea turtles return to their natal beach. How they find it shore is (2m 38s)

Episode 1 Extended Preview | Mysterious

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Preview: Ep1 | 1m 14s | We yearn to unravel the mysterious Pacific, but she doesn't give up her secrets willingly. (1m 14s)

Snake Island

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Clip: Ep5 | 3m 26s | The crew travels to Snake Island to film pit vipers preying on migrating songbirds. (3m 26s)

Filming Pufferfish

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Clip: Ep5 | 3m 38s | Cameramen Peter Kragh and Ernie Kovacs set out to film a mysterious pufferfish. (3m 38s)

Episode 5 Extended Preview | Behind the Scenes

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Preview: Ep5 | 1m 31s | Big Pacific travels to 20 countries, filming an ocean that covers one third of our planet. (1m 31s)

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