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Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands.

Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands to carry out important research that will help protect the islands and their inhabitants.

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Liz Bonnin

Tierney Thys

Pelayo Salinas De Leon

Alex Hearn

Cesar Penaherrera

Mike Davis

Anthony Geffen

Dominic Lester

Julius Brighton

Robert Hollingworth

Graham Hadfield

Becky Claridge

Joanna Haley

Freya Ward-Smith

Cat Pollock

Jennie Baker

John Rogerson

Richard Addis

Graeme Hayes

Freddie Claire

Michael Pitts

Kat Brown

Steve Hudson

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Galapagos: Series 1: Episode 2: Secrets of the Deep

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The team set off beneath the waves in a specially equipped deep sea submersible.

Liz Bonnin and the team of scientific experts set off beneath the waves in a specially equipped deep sea submersible and go in search of an elusive ocean giant.

On the second leg of this incredible mission, Liz Bonnin and a team of scientific experts set off beneath the waves to explore this spectacular archipelago. It is an exciting opportunity for the team to delve into a world that still largely remains a mystery to science.

Venturing down in the Nadir, a specially equipped deep sea submersible, Liz goes in search of an elusive ocean giant, the mola, or sunfish, to understand more about its little-known behaviour in the deep. On the way back to the Alucia, Liz checks in on a playful sea lion population to see how they have been affected by a recent extreme weather event, El Nino.

Back on board the Alucia, the team sets sail north for the most remote and inhospitable islands in the Galapagos - Wolf and Darwin. Here, Liz joins the team tagging and tracking hammerhead sharks that school at this location in huge numbers as they try to unlock the secrets of this stunning behaviour. But nothing can prepare the Alucia crew for the power of the ocean in this isolated marine wonderland.

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