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62) Loose at the zoo
Series
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Explores four species of baby animals at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.; follows the Golden lion tamarin at the National Zoo; follows tiger cubs at the National Zoo as they take their first steps and first swim.
64) The arid heart
Series
Publisher
MagicPlay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Visit Mongolia's steppes and the Gobi Desert, India's hot coastal regions and Nepal's high barren lands to see how a variety of plants and animals adapt to their harsh desert environment.
65) Snow babies
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Wildlife footage provides an intimate and playful look at the first year of adorable baby animals raised in ice and snow. Animals include emperor penguins, snow monkeys, polar bears, arctic foxes, and reindeer.
67) American eagle
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the iconic bald eagle, unique to North America and emblem of the American nation, as it returns to the wild in full force following decades as an endangered species, a consequence of environmental degradation caused by the pesticide DDT.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Witness the incredible story of Asia's last wild lions, once on the brink of extinction but who now live dangerously close to the villagers of India. Against a backdrop of teak forest, farmland and villages, a unique relationship develops between lions and people, revealing a story not of continual conflict as we might expect, but one of survival and tolerance.
72) Super cats
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Not only are cat the world's top predators, but they are emotional and intelligent as well as social and devoted parents. Featuring 31 species of cats spread over 14 countries, this miniseries introduces behaviors captured on film for the first time, using the latest camera technology and scientific research.
Publisher
NGHT
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
America's Great Plains wee once a vibrant grassland ecosystem, akin to the great savannahs of Africa. Here, a mere 200 years ago, Lewis and Clark stepped onto this fertile landscape and were awestruck by what they saw -- herds of bison, packs of wolves, grizzly bears, prairie dogs and more. Since Lewis and Clark's time, many of these iconic prairie creatures have all but disappeared. Now, one of the most ambitious conservation projects in American...
Publisher
Infinity Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"For years fishermen have known of a unique spot in the ocean off southern Australia, a place of amazing catches and a huge luminescent blue of the deep. As much as 100 feet long, weighing up to 180 tons, with a heart the size of a Volkswagen and a tongue that weighs more than an elephant, the Blue Whale is a sight to behold"--Container.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Martin Dohrn, a veteran wildlife cameraman and bee enthusiast, embarked on a special challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020: to film all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England. By the end of the summer, he became bee obsessed and developed relationships with some individuals. Dohrn saw more than 60 species of bees that come in all shapes and sizes, from Britain's largest bumblebees to scissor bees, which are the...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
For two years filmmakers, rangers, and scientists follow a family of the recently-discovered Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys. The monkey society, formed in response to the hardships of the Himalayas, endures those hardships with a mixture of kindness, violence, cooperation, and interdependence.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Butterflies have been flying around the planet for over 50 million years, and today around 20,000 different species inhabit the globe. From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to the winged insect, this program follows their life stages, highlighting their survival techniques and the new science that is unlocking the secrets of their world and changing the view of these fantastic and yet fragile creatures.
79) The mating game
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sir David Attenborough reveals spectacular scenes of courting and companionship. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member of the opposite sex. Others find themselves pitched against their neighbors in mass mating aggregations. Some must impress with complex displays. Others build extraordinary structures just to prove their worth. One thing, however, connects them all the drive to succeed at all costs....
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!