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Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Animals compete with everything they've got to find and secure a mate. For many, the all-important bonds they share as a couple are what enable the next generation to survive. But can these bonds be called love? In a look at the love life of animals, see all the subtle, outrageous, and romantic antics that go into finding a partner. These are love stories all right, as various and intriguing as the lovers themselves.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Explore one of nature's most beautiful and mysterious creatures. From the desert horned viper to the tiny thread snake, these reptiles have never been showcased in such detail for their vibrant colors and sleek movements. See a number of unusual species throughout the globe as this special brings these exotic snakes to light. Despite their fearsome reputation, these fascinating specimens will prove that they are more than deadly, dangerous predators....
Pub. Date
©2017.
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.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
When thunderclouds begin to gather each year over Botswana's Kalahari, 20,000 zebras get itchy feet. As the first fat raindrops hit the dust, southern Africa's biggest animal migration gets underway. In a never-ending quest for grass and water, the striped herds undertake an annual epic trek across the vast landscape of the Kalahari's Makgadikgadi Pans.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Takes viewers into the secretive world of the largest and least known member of the weasel family to reveal who this dynamic little devil truly is. Hard-wired to endure an environment of scarcity, the wolverine is one of the most efficient and resourceful carnivores on Earth.
67) Science of dogs
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Learn how nature and man have partnered to deliberately create new and specialized versions of "man's best friend".
68) The Weather
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre presents a firsthand exploration of weather, studying cold by enduring subzero temperatures in his underwear, learning about wind power in a 100-mph wind tunnel, and comparing wet and dry heat by visiting Belize and the Sahara.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The incredible story of a baby elephant who was born into a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana. When she is suddenly orphaned at one-month-old, it is up to the keepers who look after the herd to keep her alive. This one elephant's tale remains both intimate and epic, a journey of tragedy and triumph, because when her entire species faces extinction, one life means everything.
Series
Extraordinary birds volume 1
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest creatures on the planet. Using cameras able to capture over 500 images a second, the hummingbirds' magical world can finally be seen and appreciated. Nature reveals their stunning abilities as they have never been seen before. Narrated by F. Murray Abraham.
71) Our planet Earth
Pub. Date
[2008].
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.
72) Untamed Americas
Pub. Date
2012
Description
The wildest frontiers of North, Central, and South America are explored.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
"The first wildlife and nature series to focus exclusively on the wild animals and wild lands of North America. Hosted by award-winning wildlife photographer and premier naturalist Marty Stouffer, the series featured footage of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects throughout the entire continent."--Container.
78) Dinosaur hunters
Pub. Date
2003
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.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A chance encounter with a young buck grows into a study of mule deer for the next seven years of Joe Hutto's life. Hutto dedicates himself to earning the trust of the deer by spending time with the herd every day for over two years. Eventually the keenly intelligent animals eventually accept Hutto as one of their own.
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Following in the footsteps of Planet Earth and Life, this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound, and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity.