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Publisher
PBS Distibution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
LIFE ON FIRE: VOLCANOES offers a close-up look at volcanoes and the effects on the environment around them. From the depths of the abyss to the high-altitude snow-capped peaks, the series paints a detailed picture of the struggles and amazing adaptation required to survive around volcanoes.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Questar, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest creatures on the planet. Using cameras able to capture over 500 images a second, the hummingbirds' magical world can finally be seen and appreciated. Nature reveals their stunning abilities as they have never been seen before. Narrated by F. Murray Abraham.
Hummingbirds represent one of nature's most interesting paradoxes, they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following in the footsteps of Planet Earth and Life, this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound, and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity.
6) Wild Alaska
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Features profiles of some of the wildlife in Alaska and shows how animals make use of the daylight when winter breaks.
7) Rhino rescue
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
From award-winning filmmakers Beverly and Dereck Joubert, comes the remarkable story of the black rhino and those who are fighting to save the last of these amazing creatures.
8) Dynasties
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of five endangered animals as they struggle against rivals and the forces of nature to survive.
9) Jerusalem
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
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.
10) Bat superpowers
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examines how bats could not only carry deadly diseases but may also hold secrets to longevity and health.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A look at some of the planet's great gatherings, creatures that come together in inconceivable numbers, sometimes in millions, billions, and even trillions. Some gather to breed, migrate, for protection, or simply to keep warm. But in the process, a kind of super-organism is created in which individual intelligence is superseded by a collective consciousness that shares information and moves with a single purpose for the benefit of all.
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