Las Animas - Bent County Library District

What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. As global warming and the depletion of natural resources become ever more pressing issues it is critical to consider how we can reduce our impact on the planet. Journey to locations around the globe already going through the processes of a lack of human intervention. See the changes wrought...

After filming one of the most unusual attacks ever seen in the African savannah, a filmmaker and a lion expert explores the dark relationship between lions and cheetahs.

In the daily drama at one of the world's wildest hospitals, a jungle veterinarian, his zoologist girlfriend, and their team of dedicated staff and volunteers take on dangerous and exciting challenges as they care for a cast of iconic endangered animals. Some animals stay for a month, others for a day, and some, sadly, never return to the forest at all. But every animal deserves a fighting chance to be wild.

Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...

The inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals.

A filmmaker describes her experiences while making a documentary about a remarkable pale white stallion in the Rocky Mountains. From the day of his birth in an isolated corner of the Rocky Mountains, Cloud's distinctive coloring made him a natural standout, which could easily have been his downfall. But in the days and months that followed his first fragile steps, it became clear that this feisty little colt was a great stallion in the making.

"In this landmark series, renowned diver and award-winning underwater photographer Darek Sepiolo explores the world's oceans, taking in the most unique, beautiful and beguiling aquatic life from every continent on the planet." -- container.

Explores how various forces of nature affect the planet Earth.

Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.

Discusses the forces that created the surface of the ocean and looks at attempts to document the spectrum of marine life.