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41) Untamed Americas
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The wildest frontiers of North, Central, and South America are explored.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Leopards are the ultimate cat. They are the most feline, the most intelligent, the most dangerous, and, until recently, one of the least understood. They hunt from South Africa to Siberia, from Arabia to Sri Lanka, and are the most widespread predator of their size on land. This film will accumulate the evidence and put together a psychological profile of this extraordinarily cunning cat.
44) Dinosaur hunters
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History journey into Mongolia's Gobi Desert, where they unearth the skeleton of the Oviraptor, a bird-like dinosaur.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. Looks at 4,000 species, including ones that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on Earth. Examine how their adaptations for finding food have had an effect on the way they socialize, mate and live.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Two groups of plants exhibit such intriguing behavior that a century and a half ago they attracted the attention of Charles Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two, one-hour films, it reveals a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any fictional thriller.
48) Our planet Earth
Publisher
Madacy Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008].
Language
English
Description
Seven-part documentary television series, wherein scientists explain current theories about the formation of the Earth's continents, oceans and climate, and examine the Earth's relationship to the sun and other planets.
49) The green planet
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of plants, reveals the battles they face, and the ingenious ways...
50) Owl power
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
What actually makes owls so special? Bird trainers Lloyd and Rose Buck and their very special family of owls provide a rare opportunity to learn more about these unique birds. Using the latest technology, we can take a brand new look at owls in more detail than ever before. The real stories behind how they hunt, how their vision and hearing works, and how they fly so silently are influencing 21st century technology and design.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean on Earth, the isolation of its islands, the extraordinary journeys wildlife and humans have gone through to reach these specks of land, and what happened to both after their arrival.
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
DVD 1. Prog. 1. Cheetahs & Lions-In The Cheetah Orphans, experience the joy, heartbreak, triumph, and tragedy as wildlife filmmaker Simon King assumes the parenting responsibilities for two cheetah cubs after a lion kills their mother. Prog.2 In The Desert Lions, join Dr. Philip (Flip) Stander as he pits himself against the forbidding Namib Desert to study rarely seen and understood lions that are making a comeback after being wiped out twenty years...
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Each season, as the ever-thinning Arctic ice recedes, polar bears face a daunting challenge; Grizzly bears in British Columbia must use ingenuity and fancy footwork to collect their catch; The annual rains of the Serengeti draw in the greatest concentration of large animals on Earth; Each year, billions of sardines flood South Africa's east coast creating an action-packed feeding frenzy; Thousands of animals make the long trek toward the life saving...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The groundbreaking hit series is back, utilizing the latest technology, eyewitness accounts, and commentary from leading scientists to investigate 'mythical' creatures, from Cattle Killers to Swamp Stalkers, Snowbeasts, and more.
55) Death Valley
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Journeys with superintendent JT Reynolds into one of the hottest, driest, and lowest places on Earth, where life still thrives despite a seemingly inhospitable environment.
Publisher
Distributed by NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
All in the family: What's a family? A female elephant herd and its young? A mother orangutan and her baby? A prairie dog town? A troop of chimpanzees led by a single male? Yes! In the wild, every family is different. Naturally! Mammal Jr.: If you ask a foal, joey, wolf cub, baby ape, baby water buffalo, or baby owl what they want to be when they grow up, these amazing mammal youngsters will neigh, howl, and hoot that they want to be just like mom...
58) Hidden kingdoms
Publisher
BBC Wordlwide
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Imagine what it's like to be shrunk down and immersed in a magical world of fantastical creatures living incredible, action-packed lives. With a cast of miniature marvels all less than a foot in size, these superheroes may be small but they pack a punch way above their weight. Chipmunks, elephant shrews, marmosets, scorpion mice, even giant rhinoceros beetles all face drama on a different scale -- when you are this small rain drops fall like meteorites...
59) Hidden Hawaii
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Embark on a month-long expedition to explore stunning coral reefs, shallow water environments, and rare species in America's newest marine sanctuary, Papahanamokuakea Marine National Monument.