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Join scientists, experts, and adventurers as they trudge through mountains of snow, climb trees as tall as buildings, and soar high in the air to spy just how these global changes are affecting one of America's greatest wildernesses.

Join Spin, National Geographic's globe-on-the-go, as he shows you where beavers, bears, and birds build their amazing abodes using their own "built in" tools.

Includes: Horse and Rider - Saddle up and settle in for a ride into the fascinating relationship between horse and rider. Wild Horses of Mongolia - Julia Roberts provides us with rare and privileged looks at the wild horses and the eastern cowboy culture.

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.

The first program observes the Red panda and Giant panda (one of the world's most endangered mammals) in their natural habitat, the bamboo forest of China's "Mountains of the Sleeping Dragon" a national panda reserve. The second program features the San Diego Zoo's challenge to successfully breed and raise a Giant Panda in captivity. Spotlighted is Hua Mei the baby panda and staff from the San Diego Zoo's Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species....

Spin goes on a farmyard safari that proves that tame animals have really rowdy relatives in the wild. Spin also meets with real-life animal rescuers who are keeping koalas safe in Australia, protecting pandas in China, and running with rhinos in Africa.

Over the course of a year, it follows those who live in one of the most extraordinary places on the planet, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where man meets wild and nature calls the shots. It's high stakes and high drama across our greatest marine wilderness.

Join structural engineer Steve Burrows and his team of laser-scanning experts as they set out to explore the epic building legacy of Jerusalem. Their focus is on two of the most impressive engineering creations of the ancients: the Temple Mount, a holy icon larger than 20 football fields, and the man-made mountain of Herodium, an opulent palace built on top of millions of tons of hand carved rock.

Take a global tour in four themed episodes, answering the simplest questions about the complex forces that shape our planet. Why is water blue? How can a shape defy gravity? Why do bees make hexagonal honeycombs? And how do these things affect our own lives? Discover what lies beneath Earth's startling beauty as we reveal the secrets of our cosmos and the natural forces that govern everything within it.

"Get well moon": Bob and Wartz think the reddish moon looks sick, but soon discover that the color comes from reflecting light. "Windy night": An approaching storm frightens the friends, but Madge dispels their fears by teaching them some facts about storms. "Where have all the berries gone?": Winslow learns that he can't find his favorite berries because they are out of season. "Hold on rainbow": Wartz discovers why he can't touch a rainbow. "The...