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Nature - Sharks (DVD)
A Dangerous Double-Program. (Approx. 112 minutes) Program 1: The Secret World of Sharks and Rays - For all their Hollywood-bred notoriety, sharks have been deeply mysterious, almost unknowable creatures – until now. This compelling program goes below the surface to probe the long secret world of these sleek and sneaky predators. Despite the shark’s familial ties to the saucer-like ray, you’ll find that in this unforgiving underworld, blood is no thicker than water. Program 2: White Shark/Red Triagle - They call it the red triangle, and with bloody good reason: many great white sharks prowl and probe here. But, why do they choose these specific waters – the coastal area between San Francisco and Monterey – to practice their vaunted killing skills? This program follows sharks as they hunt for their favorite comfort food, the blubbery elephant seal.
$19.99

Nature - Tall Blondes (DVD)
Lynn Sherr, the award-winning correspondent for ABC TV's 20/20 news magazine, hosts this very special episode of NATURE. Based on Sherr's book, Tall Blondes, this personal odyssey takes a surprising and revealing look at the magnificent giraffe. These elegant, graceful, and gentle giants really stand out in a crowd with their immense size and playful personalities. Sherr visits a giraffe sanctuary in Kenya, attends the birth of a giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, and recalls the poignant story of Victor, an injured giraffe at an English zoo whose plight captured the world's hearts. Thrill to exciting footage of a giraffe roundup, and eavesdrop as supposedly silent giraffes communicate with each other. As Sherr tells viewers, "You don't have to be tall or blonde to fall in love with these wonderful animals." (Approx 60 minutes)
$19.99

Nature - Animal Minds (DVD)
Discover What Animals Think and Feel in This Two-Part Special (Approx. 168 Minutes)

Program 1: Are Animals Intelligent? - Seeking to answer this most fascinating question, scientists test and observe a variety of animals - both in the lab and in the wild - and show us their amazing conclusions, including the cognitive maps generated by birds, math savvy parrots, and a host of other incredible findings.

Program 2: Do Animals Have Emotions and Animal Consciousness? - Researchers seeking to understand the feelings of animals test their physiological and chemical responses and uncover some captivating results, such as jealousy in birds, lovesickness in sheep, and more, moving you to endless wonder about the nature of animals.
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Nature - Antarctica (DVD)
NATURE takes you to the end of the earth - both above and below the surface! Approx 168 Minutes
Program 1: The End of the Earth - Prepare yourself for a full blast of this fierce, remote, and astonishingly beautiful part of the Earth where the legendary Shackleton Expedition took place. You will look into the face of the Katabatic, the downward-sloping wind that decimates life, dictates the weather, and sculpts beautifully massive forms in the ice and snow. Marvel as scientists and explorers brave the conditions to uncover "the end of the earth."
Program 2: Under Antarctic Ice - Beneath the surface of stunningly cold water, an abundance of life-forms and ice-scapes can be found. Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank narrates encounters with jellyfish that have 30-foot tentacles, sponges the size of large mammals, killer whales, and more in this fascinating look at what lies in the ocean depths beneath the surface of the Antarctic continent.
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Nature - Bears (DVD)
Go face-to-face with the Grizzly – Twice! Approx 112 Minutes
Program 1: Showdown at Grizzly River - During most Alaskan summers, the McNeil River Falls is swimming with salmon – enough to feed all the grouchy grizzly bears looking to fatten up after six months of slumber. But this year is different. The salmon is scarce, and the competition for the best fishing sports is fierce. Where does that leave Toughie, the impetuous little female cub who’s spending her last year at her mother’s side? As mom competes with Woofie, Creek Bear, and other alpha males to catch the remaining fish, Toughie watches and waits, hopefully learning enough to survive the coming years alone. Their showdown at Grizzly River is a natural story of breathtaking beauty and spine-tingling confrontation.
Program 2: Walking With Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia - Who says that given the chance, a ten-feet-tall, 1500-pound grizzly bear would tear you limb from limb? Certainly not naturalists Charlie Russell and Maureen Enns. They contend that this growing predator is an intelligent social animal that isn’t instinctively hostile to human beings. To prove their point, they go to Siberia’s Kamchatka Peninsula to live with a group of grizzlies that have never been with people before. Unexpectedly, they become foster parents to three orphaned cubs, hoping to fatten them up and teach them the skills they need to survive in this bear-bite-bear world.
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Nature - Birds (DVD)
Birds of a Feather Are Flocking Together on This Double Program DVD (Approx 112 Minutes)
Program 1: Extraordinary Birds - Stunning NATURE photography takes flight to capture the wondrous behavior of the world's most extraordinary birds. Follow the warlike falcon hunting for prey, a storm of wild birds who bring a monsoon to an Indian reservation, the 5,000 mile commute of a tiny hummingbird, and more!
Program 2: Parrots: Look Who's Talking - This fun, visually rich program profiles a bird of magnificent color, both in plumage and in personaity. Adoring owners talk about their parrots, inclduing one who loves opera, and another who dunks cookies on demand!
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Nature - Cloud (DVD)
Look for Cloud and his band in the Beautiful Rocky Muntains. (Approx 120 minutes)
Program 1 - Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies - Cloud is a wild horse of a different color - almost pure white. And his regal bearing and feisty personality make him stand out all the more. From the day of his birth in the Rockies, he so enthralled Ginger Kathrens that she began to follow his story, filming him and his fellow wild horses of the Arrowhead Mountains over the course of seven years. But in the highly competitive "culture" of wild horses, was Cloud capable of becoming the great band stallion she expected? This first of two films documents the challenges he faces on the way to maturity. He is captured in a government round-up and released without his family, and battles with other stallions to win a family of his own. This remarkable program sheds light on the rarely seen complexities of wild horse society, especially its strong need for family in an unpredictable world.
Program 2 - Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns - Is there a beautiful new Cloud on the horizon? In this second film, Ginger kathrens unreels the next two years of her Cloud chronicles. Cloud is now a band stallion, with a family to care for. A new chapter of his life begins. Now he is a father, with two sons. The one he will raise is not of his blood. The other is Cloud's spitting image, but will never know him as a father. Yet Cloud's legacy is more than the passage of his genes, from father to son. He will also pass on all he has learned in the mountains to become a band stallion. His adopted son will profit from Cloud's skills as a protector, leader, and caretaker. And that may one day count for more than blood. But will the family survive the hazards of their environment - drought, storms, lightning, fire? You won't rest until you've seen this poignantly powerful tale of nature at its wildest.
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Nature - Holy Cow (DVD)
Have we changed the cow – or has the cow has changed us? Human history, biology, agriculture and economics have all been affected by this most influential farm animal. Societies which learned to domesticate the cow prospered, while those that did not were left behind. The cow is an animal that has evolved to eat pretty much anything and miraculously transform it into milk and meat, anda whole range of other products that sustain our daily lives – clothing, fertilizer for our crops, fuel for our fires. A valuable commodity to some, religiously revered by others, it is a beast of burden, a means of transportation, a way of life. This creature’s many gifts have sustained and supported the human race on our journey to civilization, and each of us continues to owe a daily debt to the humble, extraordinary and holy cow. (Approx. 56 minutes)
$19.99

Nature - Horses (DVD)
Take the Reins for Two Rides You'll Never Forget. (Approx. 112 minutes)

Program 1: Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts Julia Roberts, who shares a passion for horses with the Mongolian people, accepts an invitation to spend several weeks with a nomadic family, and learns first hand anout the wild horses that have been such an important part of their lives for millennia. Despite no shared language, able to communicate only with smiles and universal gestures, Ms. Roberts lives exactly as her host family lives – in a one-room transportable “ger,” with no bathroom, no running water, and no heat – and in is absorbed into the daily routine of nomadic life. She helps with the deconstruction and relocation of her own house when the family movies, learns some lessons about herding from the family patriarch, cheers on the family children in a race, and demonstrates her own riding skills. When she bids her hosts goodbye, it is evident that she has acquired a great respect and affection for a people and a way of life.

Program 2: Horse and Rider Saddle up and settle in: This program takes viewers on a high-stepping, hard-charging ride into the fascinating relationship between horse and rider. The two twist and turn, charge and brake to keep a determined cow from returning to its herd in a rodeo competition. A rider silently directs her horse through a series of graceful, dance-like maneuvers at a dressage exhibition. And horse and rider chase and race after an elusive little ball during a polo match. With the help of leading trainers and competitors, the program shows how a carefully developed understanding, trust, and communication between horse and human make such amazing feats possible.
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Nature - Koko (DVD)
This program doesn’t just talk with an ape, it carries on an intimate, decades-long dialogue with her. The story documents the incredible development of a gorilla named Koko, whose learning of American Sign Language (and understanding of spoken English) gives new meaning to the ideas of animal intelligence and inter-species communication. Witness an animal who not only expresses wants and needs but also exhibits creativity and complex, human-like emotions. After being told that her pet kitten died in an accident, Koko demonstrates deep and sincere sadness—and seems to express exactly that when left alone that night. Most amazingly, she maintains a deep and enduring friendship with her human teacher and playmate, Dr. Penny Patterson. But will Dr. Patterson’s innovative experiment end with Koko? Or will Koko give birth and transmit her knowledge to a new ape generation? (Approx. 58 minutes)
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Nature - Land of the Falling Lakes (DVD)
In the heart of Croatia lies a hidden treasure - Plitvice Lakes National Park. This extraordinary natural preserve is a fairy tale world which lay undisturbed for centuries until Civil War tore the Balkins apart a decade ago. But, Plitvice has an almost supernatural ability to regenerate and heal itself. The restless landscape is constantly in motion, continually building new waterfalls and pools, merging its elements to create a place like no other. In this spellbinding episode from the award winning PBS series, witness the savagery and splendor of nature that has created a kingdom formed, and ruled, by water. Here, one of the continent's largest population of brown bears, packs of wolves, lynx, and a host of other rare and remarkable creatures that have all but disappeared elsewhere, seek safe haven. Each season brings its own unique beauty to one of the last ancient European forests and an unparalleled world of crystal-clear lakes that flow into one another through a series of spectacular terraces and cascading waterfalls. It is a land of wonders. (Approx 60 minutes)
$19.99

Nature - Waddlers and Paddlers (DVD)
Dive into the world of penguins and sea otters. (Approx 112 minutes)

Program 1: The World of Penguins - What bird in its right mind would give up flying to learn how to swim? Penguins did that millions of years ago, but they have been a wild success ever since, becoming graceful swimmers and adapting themselves to a wide range of environments, from the bitter cold of the Antarctic to the scorching heat of the equator. While they stiffly and comically waddle when making their way across land, this engrossing program helps you to look past the stereotypes to see the resourcefulness of these "strange birds." Every penguin species seems to have its own challenges to overcome, but none is more amazing that that of the Emperor penguins, who travel to the polar ice region every year to mate. Taking off to find food, the females leave their eggs with the more blubbery males, who spend the dark, Antarctic winter keeping them warm-without having a thing to eat. This fascinating and delightful program is as refreshing as a blast of Artic air.

Program 2: A Sea Otter Story: Warm Hearts and Cold Water - The sea otter learns everything from its mom, who is among the most patient and nurturing parents in the wild. But what happens if a furry, playful little otter pup loses its mother? This program takes you to California's Monterey Bay Aquarium, where a special group is trying to train otter orphans for survival in the wild. Staff members serve as surrogate moms, nuzzling these charming creatures, showing them how to dive for food, and teaching them the otter practice of using rocks as tools. Six to eight months later, they release them back into the wild and hope for the best. But can pups, no matter how smart, really learn from humans? Will they eventually transmit that knowledge to their offspring? Like a great thriller, this touching story keeps you in its grip waiting for the answers.
$19.99

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