DVD Chapters Disc #1 -- Nature: Big Cats 2. Finding Leopards [9:19] 3. Secret Servals [9:13] 4. The Caracals [9:02] 5. Looking at Lions [5:16] 6. Lion Behavior [3:43] 7. Still Searching [11:05] 2. Lost Civilizations [8:21] 3. The Hunt [15:08] 4. Pregnant and Hungry [10:26] 5. Break in the Rain [5:08] 6. At Ease in the Dark [7:06] 7. Beneath the … (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)

The Cheetah Orphans In one of Nature's most moving episodes, veteran wildlife filmmaker Simon King assumes the parenting responsibilities for two cheetah cubs after a lion kills their mother. You'll experience the joy, heartbreak, triumph, and tragedy as Simon introduces three-month-old cubs, Toki and Sambu, to the skills they will need to survive … (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)

In 1959, the United States Air Force captured dozens of baby chimpanzees in Africa, transporting them to Alamogordo, New Mexico, where they and their offspring were to endure a grueling life as the ultimate human stand-ins. From experiments in space travel and high-velocity crash tests, to pharmaceutical testing and hepatitis and AIDS research, to … (More)

DVD Chapters Disc #1 -- Christmas in Yellowstone 1. Fox Hunt [8:07] 2. Winters Test [10:42] 3. Silence and Solitude [14:03] 4. Winter Solstice [8:59] 5. Gift of Yellowstone [8:57] 6. A New Year [3:29]  

F. Murray Abraham hosts this fascinating look at the surprising intelligence found in monkeys. Traveling all over the world, from Africa to South America, the film examines the clever and mischievous behavior of different species of monkeys, discovering that certain traits once thought to be specific to humans - traits like complex reasoning, the … (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)

Certainly, few underwater species are as intriguing, or as individualistic, as the horseshoe crab (Polyphemus occidentalis). Scientists now regard this chelicerate arthropod, with its odd, heavily-armored appearance, as an evolutionary descendant of both arachnids and the prehistoric sea scorpion. Both career fishermen and physicians prize the … (More)

DVD Chapters Disc #1 -- Nature: Defenders of the Wild - Kusasi and Snowflake 1. The Legend [8:00] 2. Camp Leakey [12:48] 3. A New Mother [7:32] 4. Fight For Dominance [7:54] 5. Movie Star [4:47] 6. Congo Exhibit [7:15] 7. Humans and Orangutans [6:04] 1. Albino Orphan [9:01] 2. Barcelona Star [4:33] 3. Gorillas In Captivity [8:15] 4. African … (More)

Nature's Most Dazzling Creation Diamonds are more than a girl's best friend, they are the most dazzling creations in nature. A diamond is a crystal of fire, a flame of ice, and within it lies a profound story of the transformation. Inconceivably old, they were formed billions of years ago, as life itself was just being born. The story of diamonds … (More)

Two Programs About Our "Best Friend" Extraordinary Dogs Some have said that human life has "gone to the dogs," and-in on respect -they're absolutely right. We've come to rely on these smart, dedicated, extremely social creatures to a much greater extent than we realize. Through amazing and often moving personal stories about … (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)

Polar Bears Artic Bears examines what will become of the polar bears as the temperatures in the Arctic rise, food sources become less plentiful and the grizzly encroaches on the Tundra. The bonus program, Showdown At Grizzly River, follows one bold little bear's coming of age at Alaska's McNeil River Falls. Silence Of The Bees The Peabody … (More)

Disc #1 -- Nature: Europe's Enchanted Lands 1. Plitvice [10:17] 2. Rock and Water [7:41] 3. Springtime [7:36] 4. Water Dwellers [9:18] 5. Autumn [7:02] 6. Winter [12:17] 1. The Ice Age [4:26] 2. Wildlife [15:38] 3. Oyster Festival [4:55] 4. Generations [12:14] 5. The Sea [7:12] 6. Grasslands [9:55]  

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)

Disc #1 -- Nature: Extreme Lands of the Americas 1. An Immense Dragon [9:59] 2. San Rafael Glacier [11:00] 3. Atacama Desert [6:55] 4. Sea of Salt [9:46] 5. Fire and Snow [8:07] 6. Human Sanctuary [4:55] 1. Extreme Earth [6:48] 2. Adapt or Perish [6:11] 3. Universe of Water [14:45] 4. Exploring the Park [8:09] 5. Furnace Creek [2:37] 6. Night in … (More)