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Growing Up | Born in the Rockies

Season 40 Episode 5 | 53m 13s

Young animals face new challenges as winter envelopes the Rocky Mountains, and spring means the end of childhood. A grizzly mom prepares her cubs for hibernation, a mountain lion raises her kittens and a bison calf must learn to survive the snow.

Aired: 11/16/21 | Expires: 04/26/23
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