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Mar 14, 1999
50 min
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Islands of the Vampire Birds (1999)

The story of Darwin's finches and their relationship with other creatures of the Galapagos; tracing their evolution, how the islands were formed and how it's main inhabitants got there.

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National Geographic Films National Geographic

David Attenborough

Narrator (voice)

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