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Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Of all continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of its origins than Australia. With help from high-energy host and geologist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the Land Down Under, the one island continent that has got it all.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Hard core science is effortlessly integrated with a light-hearted look at how plants behave. Scientist J.C. Cahill reveals an astonishing landscape where plants eavesdrop on each other, talk to their allies, call in insect mercenaries and nurture their young. It is a world of pulsing activity, where plants communicate, co-operate and, sometimes, wage all-out war.
23) Raptor force
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
The story of falcons, owls, eagles and hawks that are masters of the sky. The grace, speed and acrobatic precision of flying raptors are studied by aeronautical engineers who design new aircraft technologies.
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Animals build homes to provide a safe and stable place to raise a family. The three-part series investigates how animals build their amazing homes and the intriguing behaviors and social interactions that take place in and around them. Ecologist Chris Morgan serves as our guide and real estate agent, evaluating and deconstructing animal homes, their material, location, neighborhood and aesthetics.
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
The world is home to an array of creatures that have evolved to survive harsh environments and brutal competition. From lions and great white sharks to cobras and brown bears, National Geographic reveals the deadliest species on the planet. Programs include Lions, King Croc, King Cobra, Super Bear, Spider Attack, and Ultimate Shark.
Author
Series
Wild Survival volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called "Wild Survival!" The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. They've recently gotten an offer to take the show from YouTube to a TV network, and Adrianna is thrilled. So far, she's always been behind the scenes, but now she gets to join the rest of her...
29) The grizzlies
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics and behavior of the grizzly. Explores the relationship between the bear and man.
30) Life
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth.
31) The hunt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Looks at the relationship between predator and prey across a broad spectrum of both land and sea species and the challenges faced by each side of the hunter/hunted equation.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Leopards are the ultimate cat. They are the most feline, the most intelligent, the most dangerous, and, until recently, one of the least understood. They hunt from South Africa to Siberia, from Arabia to Sri Lanka, and are the most widespread predator of their size on land. This film will accumulate the evidence and put together a psychological profile of this extraordinarily cunning cat.
34) Frozen Planet
Pub. Date
c2012
Formats
Description
Captures nature above and below the ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and showcases the fluctuations that occur with the changes of the seasons.
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
The search is on for the earth's most elusive and mysterious monsters. Scientists use modern technologies like DNA testing and digital photo analysis to evaluate decades of physical and photographic evidence, while field researchers search for the beast itself. Bigfoot, aquatic dinosaurs, giant squid, mutant canines, man-eating catfish and more will be investigated like never before.
36) Sharks & crocs
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
In Sharkland, learn about the fastest, smallest, and strongest sharks, and what adaptations have taken place to make the Great White a killing machine. Supersize Crocs explores animals that surpass 20 feet in length and are being hunted and killed.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Jeremy Wade, biologist and extreme angler, is back with more investigations into the murky world of fishermen's tales. Wade checks out tales of frightening large and dangerous river monsters that have attacked and even killed humans. This season Wade catches the most bizarre and dangerous underwater creatures to inhabit the earth, including a monster responsible for devouring certain male body parts in Papua, New Guinea, plus packs of eels that will...
Description
Filmmaker Jim Dutcher and his wife Jamie lived with gray wolves for three years to make this documentary, and their work reveals complex social behavior never before captured on film. You'll observe the dominance of the pack's alpha male and the submissiveness of the omega wolf. You'll see the pack initiate new members, and witness the critical moment when the alpha selects a mate. Perhaps most incredible is the bond developed between the wolves and...
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