Synopsis
Deserts are shaped by violent sand storms, forcing animals who live there to adapt.
- Programme: Ocean Giants
- Episode: Voices of the Sea
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2006
- Geography | Ecosystems | Desert biomes | Deserts
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