Synopsis
David Attenborough explores the grasslands of the Americas, Eurasia and Africa, and encounters the rare maned wolf, a giant anteater, bison, prairie chickens and more.
- Programme: The Living Planet
- Episode: 05: Seas of Grass
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1984
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