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Take a firsthand look at some of the world's most notorious volcanoes, including Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines and Japan's Mount Unzen.

Introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistable. Looks at 4,000 species, including ones that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on Earth. Examine how their adaptations for finding food have had an effect on the way they socialize, mate and live.

Three years of shooting were needed by five teams in order to follow bird migrations flying over the seven continents: from one pole to another, from the seas to snowcapped mountains, from the canopy of heaven to mangroves and swamps.

Fifteen years ago, a handful of African Penguins, normally found only on remote islands off the Southern African coast, stumbled across on of the Cape's most beautiful and popular tourist beaches. They swam, they saw, they conquered. And today, Boulders beach is home to more than 4,000 of these delightful, resourceful and entertaining seabirds. For the two feathered stars, Henry and Margot, it's a tale of romance, the challenges of parenthood, separation...

Enjoy the breathtaking imagery of Yellowstone National Park as Peter Nazaretian delivers an emotionally charged narration based on the writings of John Muir.

Meet the red-tailed hawk who became a Fifth Avenue celebrity! Joanne Woodward narrates the remarkable story of Pale Male, the first red-tailed hawk to make Manhattan his territory. A bold and daring red-tailed hawk, nicknamed Pale Male, lives on the cornice of a 4th floor window of an apartment building on 5th Avenue, in the heart of New York City. Watch as Pale Male mates, breeds, and teaches his offspring to fly. This is truly an affirmation of...

In a place like no other on the planet, the dramatic and desolate Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, viewers will witness a spectacle unlike anything they've seen before as a million crimson-winged flamingos arrive to continue the circle of life. Focusing on the adventures of a single chick set against a backdrop of never-before-filmed landscapes, it is a visually stunning journey into the life and struggles of the mysterious and inspiring flamingo....

Shows water and ice in different parts of the world, in all of their many different forms.

Reveals the mysteries and richness of the unseen seas, from silent, dark depths to the tumultuous, forbidding coasts. This portrait of Earth reveals the splendors of the ocean, its fundamental role in the cycle of life, and also the dangers that threaten it, as well as profiling the people fighting to save it. Discover fresh water in all its amazing forms, including glaciers, waterfalls, deltas and rivers.

From the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist comes this practical guide to solving our environmental problems and cooling the 'green' hysteria that's gripping the planet. Based on the controversial book by political scientist Bjorn Lomborg.