NOVA - Season 36 Episode 12
Once every 48 years, bamboo forests in parts of northeast India go into exuberant flower. Then, like clockwork, the flowering is invariably followed by a plague of black rats that appear to spring from nowhere to spread destruction and famine in their wake. For the first time on film, NOVA and National Geographic capture this rat population explosion in vivid detail and show how scientists are unraveling the connections between bamboo flowering and rat outbreaks. Ultimately, their research should help local people better cope with the next attack—due in 2056.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-11-27
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 36 : Episode 12008-10-07
- Season 36 : Episode 22008-10-14
- Season 36 : Episode 32008-10-21
- Season 36 : Episode 42008-10-28
- Season 36 : Episode 52008-11-11
- Season 36 : Episode 62008-11-18
- Season 36 : Episode 72008-11-25
- Season 36 : Episode 82008-12-30
- Season 36 : Episode 92009-01-20
- Season 36 : Episode 102009-01-27
- Season 36 : Episode 112009-02-03
- Season 36 : Episode 122009-02-24
- Season 36 : Episode 132009-03-24
- Season 36 : Episode 142009-03-31
- Season 36 : Episode 152009-04-07
- Season 36 : Episode 162009-04-14
- Season 36 : Episode 172009-06-30
