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Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

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Kelly Slater, the greatest competitive surfer of all time, came to Abu Dhabi to try out the the longest, open-barrel, ...