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Antarctica: The End of the Earth-- How cold is it in stark and forbidding Antarctica? It's so brutally cold that even its summer residents, the well-dressed penguins, seem to be shutting their eyes and shivering. Nevertheless, this extended program gives you a full blast of this fierce, remote, and yet astonishingly beautiful place, exposing the … (More)

Program 1: Showdown At Grizzly River:-- During most Alaskan summers, the McNeil River Falls is swimming with salmon - enough to feed all the grouchy grizzly bears looking to fatten up after six months of slumber. But this year is different. The salmon is scarce, and the competition for the best fishing spots is fierce. Where does that leave … (More)

Witness some of the most memorable footage of big cats ever caught on film in two extraordinary programs.-- Jaguar: Year of the Cat-- The magnificent jaguar has long been considered all but impossible to film in the wild. This nocturnal creature is extremely rare, and so well camouflaged you could live alongside it for a lifetime and see only a … (More)

Extraordinary Birds-- With birds soaring, swooping, and sing-songing all around us, it's sometimes easy to take these finely feathered creatures for granted. But not any more. Stunning Nature photography takes flight to capture the wondrous behavior of the most extraordinary birds, some of whom have developed close relationships with humankind. … (More)

Emmy Award-winning PBS series-- Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees-- This lively program takes you on a trip deep into Tanzania's Gombe National Park to witness an absorbing family saga. Jane Goodall gives you privileged access to a dominant chimp clan that she's known since the days of her groundbreaking research in the 1960s. The then two-year-old … (More)

Emmy Award Winning PBS Series!-- Cloud: Wild Stallion Of the Rockies-- Cloud is a wild horse of a different color - almost pure white. And his regal bearing and feisty personality make him stand out all the more. From the day of his birth in the Rockies, he so enthralled Ginger Kathrens that she began to follow his story, filming him and his … (More)

Surfers from around the world risk their lives riding the largest waves ever recorded.-- On January 28, 1998, a monster weather system set the stage for surfing history. The largest waves ever recorded - some up to 40 feet high - surged over the beaches of Oahu. Giant-wave surfers from around the world flocked to Hawaii to test the awesome powers … (More)

More than 750 million of us share our lives with dogs. We love and cherish them. But this most adored of animal companions was once the wild and savage wolf. How did the astonishing transformation take place? This is the story of how the remarkable and enduring relationship between dogs and humans began, and why dogs have earned a unique and … (More)

Emmy Award-Winning PBS Series-- Witness some of the most moving and intimate elephant behavior ever captured on film. Elephant expert Cynthia Moss is your guide to the daily dramas in the lives of grand matriarch Echo and her elephant herd that Moss has studied for more than 20 years in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Echo of the Elephants and … (More)

Animal Omens and Incredible Interspecies Cooperation-- Can Animals Predict Disaster?-- The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is one of the worst disaster in human history, with nearly 300,000 people killed. Yet, incredibly, almost all of the animals in the area survived. Did they somehow sense the coming disaster in time to flee? When disaster … (More)

Emmy Award-Winning PBS Series-- Suited for the Wild! You'll be amazed at the extraordinary things animals can do! Travel around the world with Nature to witness the rare and familiar creatures in incredible stories of survival. Share these unforgettable animal encounters few are privileged to experience.-- Disc 1: Waddlers and Paddlers-- From … (More)

Katrina's Animal Rescue-- When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the city's human residents weren't the only ones who had to cope with flooded and devastated homes. More than 250,000 forsaken pets-beloved family members-were left stranded by the storm's destruction. Witness stories of joy and heartbreak as rescue workers risk their lives to … (More)

A moo-ving look at the humble and extraordinary cow.-- Have we changed the cow - or has the cow has changed us? Human history, biology, agriculture and economics have all been affected by this influential farm animal. Societies that learned to domesticate the cow prospered, while those that did not were left behind. -- The cow is an animal that … (More)

Wild Horses Of Mongolia with Julia Roberts-- Julia Roberts, who shares a passion for horses with the Mongolian people, accepts an invitation to spend several weeks with a nomadic family, and learns first hand about the wild horses that have been such an important part of their lives for a millennia. Despite no shared language, able to communicate … (More)

A Conversation With Koko-- And now for something completely different -- the autobiography of a talking gorilla. Koko is a captive-born, western lowland gorilla, who has learned how to talk by learning over 1000 words in American Sign Language. Koko and Dr. Penny Patterson, Koko's teacher, caretaker, and interpreter, are science celebrities, who … (More)

An all but vanished world-- In the heart of Croatia lies a hidden treasure - Plitvice Lakes National Park. This extraordinary natural preserve is a fairy tale world which lay undisturbed for centuries until Civil War tore the Balkins apart a decade ago. But Plitvice has an almost supernatural ability to regenerate and heal itself. The restless … (More)

Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard-- Veteran filmmakers Hugh Miles and Mitchell Kelly ventured into one of the world's most brutal environments to find and film one of the world's most elusive and beautiful creatures - the snow leopard. It had never been done before. Their success came at a price, but in the end, their skill and … (More)

Encountering Sea Monsters-- Take the plunge with deep-sea cameraman Bob Cranston as he encounters 'the stuff of nightmares.' Tim Matheson narrates this gripping program that explores the gloomy green ocean depths to discover fantastic worlds and the beautiful but deadly creatures that inhabit them. Nothing in science fiction can prepare you for a … (More)

See the World's Favorite Bears ' in the Wild and in Captivity-- Pandas of the Sleeping Dragon-- With its furry white head, black-ringed eyes, and look of perpetual amusement, the giant panda bear has lumbered into the hearts of people everywhere. Unfortunately, this endangered creature may be making its last stand in habitats like the bamboo … (More)

Well-loved and well-dressed, the penguins popularly known as awkward and comical. But the complete story is not so black and white. Two episodes reveal the closer you get to penguins, the more these 'strange birds' will surprise you.-- Program 1: Penguins of the Antarctic.-- In the most extreme place on Earth, the penguins on Antarctica soldier … (More)