description About
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.
Info
- verified Status: Returning Series
- person By: Unknown
- calendar_month Release Date: 2009-02-24
- video_camera_front Companies GBH
- tag Season: Season 36
- timer Episode Runtime: 55 Mins
- star Rating: 9 / 10
- visibilityViews: 4 views
-
starUser Ratings:
Other Episodes
All Episodes
17 Epsmovie Recommendations
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21
Doctor Who
1963-11-23
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002-10-01
Caprica
2010-01-22
The Curse of Oak Island
2014-01-05
The Muppets
2015-09-22
60 Minutes Australia
1979-02-11
American Experience
1988-10-04
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017-01-13
comment Comments