On this episode of Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," we'll meet grazing wildebeest during their annual migration. Remarkably, wildebeest migration is driven by grazing on phosphorus rich grass.
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Fooled by Nature: Wildebeest Migration
On this episode of Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," we'll meet grazing wildebeest during their annual migration. Remarkably, wildebeest migration is driven by grazing on phosphorus rich grass.
Added: Sep 11, 2008
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Runtime: 02:49
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