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In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest...
Pub. Date
2014
Formats
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Showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life's most important lessons. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. The world outside is exciting-but risky-as the cubs' playful descent down the mountain carries with it a looming threat of avalanches.
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4) Weather
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Go on a whirlwind tour of Earth's turbulent atmosphere and reveals the forces that make the day fair or foul. From hurricane to heat wave, weather is the most closely watched wild card in nature.
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An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles. Breakthroughs in filmmaking technology bring you up close with a cast of unforgettable characters. Told with humor, intimacy and a jaw-dropping sense of cinematic splendor.
6) Oceans
Series
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Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art underwater filmmaking will take viewers' breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan.
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Filmmaker Jim Dutcher and his wife Jamie lived with gray wolves for three years to make this documentary, and their work reveals complex social behavior never before captured on film. You'll observe the dominance of the pack's alpha male and the submissiveness of the omega wolf. You'll see the pack initiate new members, and witness the critical moment when the alpha selects a mate. Perhaps most incredible is the bond developed between the wolves and...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Volume 1 introduces us to the mammals and to insect-eaters and herbivores. Volume 2 discusses mammals with special adaptations for finding food, and looks at carnivores and omnivores. Volume 3 looks at sea mammals, and tree-dwellers. Volume 4 examines the lives of monkeys and humans.
12) Jane
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.
13) Born to be wild
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Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman. An inspiring story of love, dedication, and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them, saving endangered species one life at a time. Stunningly captured in, a heartwarming adventure transporting moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Birute...
14) Shell
Pub. Date
c1996
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the concept of the shell as a protective feature in plant and animal world
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Filmmaker Jim Dutcher and his wife Jamie lived with gray wolves for three years to make this documentary, and their work reveals complex social behavior never before captured on film. You'll observe the dominance of the pack's alpha male and the submissiveness of the omega wolf. You'll see the pack initiate new members, and witness the critical moment when the alpha selects a mate. Perhaps most incredible is the bond developed between the wolves and...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Wolves hunted buffalo across the vast plains until the westward settlement saw the virtual extinction of these vast herds and their eternal predators, the wolves. However, this ancient relationship continues uninterrupted in just one location-in a place called Wood Buffalo National Park. By getting to know the individual wolves in a specific pack, and following them as they hunt, viewers will get a sense of how these two animal species coexist in...
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