The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
Season 1, Episode 8: The Desert Whales
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The Calypso crew follows 35-ton California gray whales on their annual breeding migration. The crew of the Calypso studies the little-known California grey whale, as this once-endangered species embarks on its 5,000-mile annual breeding migration. The team observes the intimate relationships between these creatures, including mating and the feeding of a baby grey.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Sharks
Episode 2
Savage World of the Coral Jungle
Episode 3
Search in the deep
Episode 4
Whales
Episode 5
The Unexpected Voyage of Pepito and Cristobal
Episode 6
Sunken Treasure
Episode 7
The Legend of Lake Titicaca
Episode 8
The Desert Whales
Episode 9
The Night of the Squid
Episode 10
Return of the Sea Elephant
Episode 11
Those Incredible Diving Machines
Episode 12
The Water Planet
Episode 13
Tragedy of the Red Salmon
Episode 14
Lagoon of Lost Ships
Episode 15
The Dragons of Galapagos
Episode 16
Secrets of the Sunken Caves
Episode 17
The Unsinkable Sea Otter
Episode 18
The Forgotten Mermaids
Episode 19
Octopus, Octopus
Episode 20
A sound of dolphins
Episode 21
A smile of the walrus
Episode 22
500 million years beneath the sea
Episode 23
Hippo!
Episode 24
The singing whale
Episode 25
South to fire and ice
Episode 26
The flight of penguins
Episode 27
Beneath the frozen world
Episode 28
Blizzard at Hope Bay
Episode 29
Life at the end of the world
Episode 30
Beavers of the north country
Episode 31
The coral divers of Corsica
Episode 32
The sleeping sharks of Yucatan
Episode 33
The sea birds of Isabella
Episode 34
Mysteries of the hidden reefs
Episode 35
The fish that swallowed Jonah
Episode 36
The incredible march of the spiny lobsters