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1) Life stories
Language
English
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 and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From a seething ocean of radioactive and molten rock to a refuge for life as we know it, Earth has undergone a staggering series of cataclysmic transformations in its long and epic history. Assailed relentlessly for millions of years by meteorites, our once toxic and hostile planet has been covered in water and in ice, and seen the rise and sundering of continents, the creation of an atmosphere, and, ultimately, the beginning of life. Travel to remote...
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In one of the most ambitious landmark series, Planet Earth II allows us to experience the world from the viewpoint of the animals themselves. Traveling through jungles, deserts, mountains, islands, grasslands and cities, this series explores the unique characteristics of Earth's most iconic habitats and the extraordinary ways animals survive within them. New technology has allowed individual stories to be captured in an unparalleled level of detail....
Language
English
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...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Enter stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a chimp bottle-feeding tiger cub, a giant tortoise snuggling with a baby hippo, a black crow parenting a meerkat. Look at these remarkable relationships first hand, and through caregivers, biologists, and animal behaviorists. Explore what they suggest about the nature of animal emotions.
Series
Blue planet volume 2
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This bold cinematic experience takes viewers on a magical adventure across the greatest, yet least known parts of our planet - our oceans. Since Blue Planet aired in 2001, our understanding of life beneath the waves has completely changed. Travelling from the icy polar seas to the vibrant blues of the coral atolls, Blue Planet II shares these astonishing new discoveries. Meet the strange octopuses lurking in the depths of the Antarctic ocean. Watch...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Ravens are members of the crow family. They are found everywhere in the northern hemisphere and can adapt from deserts to mountains a feat requiring high intelligence. As scavengers, ravens know how and when to take advantage of other animals. In Yellowstone National Park, animals that don't survive the winters attract coyotes who rip open the hides, making the meat accessible to ravens. Ravens not only follow wolves, even flying ahead and leading...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Living in the depths of the New Guinean Rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. When Europeans first saw the plumes of these fabulous creatures in the sixteenth century, they believed they must be from heaven and called them Birds of Paradise. The people of New Guinea make even greater claims. They say the birds possess supernatural powers and magic. But to find these birds in New Guinea and to witness their extraordinary mating displays...
13) Arctic tale
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in the vast snow kingdom at the top of the world. Follow two very different arctic creatures. Nanu the polar bear cub and Seela the walrus pup as they go through exciting and harrowing struggles for survival. Armed with only their natural instincts and mother's guidance, these inspiring animals face countless trials and challenges in a beautiful icebound world that is rapidly melting beneath them.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Explores how animals understand the world around them through the eyes of three iconic creatures: dogs, birds, and dolphins. Examines how scientists are pushing the animal mind to its limits, and uncovers surprising similarities to, and differences from, the human mind.
15) Frozen planet
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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.
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.
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Go "Down Under" with the Wild Kratts where the team has to do some crafty adapting to survive the harsh conditions of this wild environment. And Martin and Chris cross the desert on a mission to see Red Kangaroos. They soon discover that 'roos never back down from a kick-boxing fight! With wild creatures and fun characters, the Wild Kratts make learning about nature an educational adventure!
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Cesar Millan has the uncanny ability to rehabilitate problem dogs of all shapes and sizes. Each episode documents the remarkable transformations that take place under Cesar's guidance by teaching and helping dogs and their owners achieve happier lives together.