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Season 42 Episode 6 | 53m 18s

In Canada, a walnut-sized turtle ventures through a forest of giants, dodging huge trucks along the highway. The newly hatched turtle is in search of the lake where she will spend the next 50 years of her life. In South Africa, a young bushbaby is expelled by his family and must journey into the unknown to find a new home. He is drawn toward the lights of the human world in the city of Pretoria.

Aired: 01/09/24 | Expires: 08/19/26
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Extras
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A museum, a university, and a festival remind Sophie that home is where the science is.
Discover how bald eagles build giant nests and learn to fly!
Sophie investigates electric racing motorcycles and stomps invasive bugs as she makes it halfway!
Discover mummified mammoth poop and the Ice Age secrets it holds.
Sophie and team face the challenges of 12,000-ft elevation and a bullet run through middle America.
From Moab to Arches, Sophie examines the (literal) science of horsepower.
Discover how tiny freshwater mussels keep streams healthy!
Sophie Shrand and crew pack the car, charge the batteries, focus the cameras, and hit the road.