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Underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall go diving 300 miles off the coast of Central America.

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Marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish are the largest and most highly prized of all game fish.

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The relationship between humans and dolphins is examined, including efforts to communicate and the effect of captivity.

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Some 30,000 animals and plants live in replicated ocean environments at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Horseshoe crab numbers drop as their use as bait by the fishing industry increases.

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The fur trade continues to threaten the South American otter, despite its status as an endangered species.

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Ranchers and scientists practice conservation in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.

A Sloth Named Velcro

The story of a young journalist and an orphaned sloth that she fostered for two years before sending it back to the wild.

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Examples of how the rain forest acts as an engine of evolution.

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The history of a giant Brazil nut tree in a Peruvian jungle; British tarantula expert; rainfall generated by the trees.

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Researchers and filmmakers set out to produce the first comprehensive film chronicle of the jaguar.

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Theories suggest how animals first migrated to the Galapagos Islands and how adaptation resulted in new species.

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A variety of marine life thrives in and about the cold waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands.

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Plentiful fish draw birds to the Galápagos Islands; man's actions, past and present, affect wildlife.

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A crew chronicles the process of wildlife filmmaking during a three-year study of the Galápagos Islands.

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Unique animals and plants flourish atop mist-shrouded Venezuelan plateaus thousands of feet above the surrounding jungle.

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Madagascar tries to protect its ecosystem while preserving Malagasy traditions that harm it.

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Chimpanzees and other primates survive on Tiwai, an Upper Guinea island where witchcraft and taboos exist today.

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Hearts, minds and souls of elephants.

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Life in the Kalahari Desert includes butterflies, termites, locusts, quelea birds and bullfrogs.

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The Kalahari Desert's Okavango Delta from the point of view of crocodiles and eagles.

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An examination of the diverse plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh environment of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.

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Siberian tigers in remote Russia.

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The survival of animals in the Keoladeo National Park of northern India, where widespread drought is brought on every 20 to 30 years by the lack of monsoon rains.

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A natural history of Hong Kong explores wildlife of the British colony's mainland, seas and islands.

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Individuals care for a population of once-captive chimpanzees that scientists used for research.

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Scientists teach a gorilla to use sign language to communicate with them; narrator Martin Sheen.

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Scientists search for the bird of paradise in the New Guinea rain forest; host David Attenborough.

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Hummingbirds, the tiniest of birds, qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures in the world.

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High-speed cameras capture hummingbirds as they mate, fight and raise families.

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The colors, behaviors and habitats of the parrots occupying Australia.

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The future of the macaw, whose survival may depend on the poachers who brought them to the brink of extinction.

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Owners and rescuers discuss the pros and cons of caring for parrots; conservation efforts in the wild.

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Wildlife cinematographer Wolfgang Bayer focuses on the Laysan albatross of the Hawaiian Islands.

Wild Weather With Richard Hammond

How wind starts; one of the windiest places on the planet; walking into the center of a man-made tornado; creating a 30-foot-high whirlwind of fire.

Wild Weather With Richard Hammond

The crucial role of water in weather; weighing a cloud; how rain could crush a car; starting an avalanche.

Wild Weather With Richard Hammond

Starting a dust storm in Australia; lighting a hot plate in a quarry in the U.K.; creating an ice storm in Canada.

Wild Winners

A look at the big cats of the jungle and how they embody the attributes of power, elegance and being imposing.

Wild Winners

Focus on exotic species of birds and take a look at their prominent calls, iridescent colors and acrobatic flying skills.

Wild Winners

A closer look at primates, the closest relatives of human beings in terms of biology, behavior and evolution.

Critical Kingdoms: Stories of Hope

Stuart Blanche plants trees in vital koala habitats; Skye Cameron protects against fires, merging old wisdom with new tech; Together, they lead conservation efforts to secure koalas' future in Australia.

Critical Kingdoms: Stories of Hope

Indonesia leads Southeast Asia economically and boasts unmatched biodiversity, especially in its jungles; This blessing becomes a curse as rainforests face severe threats from ongoing deforestation, endangering the nation's natural wealth.

Critical Kingdoms: Stories of Hope

Africa's fight for wildlife; stories of hope to stop poaching and protect nature.

Wild Canada

A look at Canada's beautiful scenery and wildlife; see humpback whales feeding on schools of capelin and learn about the world's biggest intact rainforest.

Wild Canada

Traveling from the Pacific temperate forests to the snow-dusted peaks of the Rocky Mountains.

Wild Canada

Meeting a pronghorn antelope, wolverines and beavers in the boreal forest and prairies.

Wild Canada

A look at Canada's beautiful scenery and wildlife, including polar bear cubs, a young caribou and eider ducks diving for mussels.

Forces of the Wild: A "Nature" Miniseries

The origins of the solar system and life on Earth; how life is affected by the forces of nature. Host: George Page. Narrator: James Earl Jones.

Forces of the Wild: A "Nature" Miniseries

The importance of the atmosphere and the oceans both in creating and destroying life. Host: George Page. Narrator: James Earl Jones.

Forces of the Wild: A "Nature" Miniseries

The influence the sun and moon have on the seasons and the tides. Host: George Page. Narrator: James Earl Jones.

Forces of the Wild: A "Nature" Miniseries

The technology scientists use to probe the planet and how it improves knowledge of the forces of nature.

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The 1883 eruption of Krakatau blows open a six-and-a-half mile hole and causes tsunamis killing more than 40,000 people.

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The varied activity, both human and natural, that occurs on the slopes of active volcanoes.

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The history of diamonds, from their beginnings in the earth's core to mining and acquisition.

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Wolfgang Bayer captures the winter solitude of Yellowstone National Park.

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Footage of the 1988 Yellowstone blaze and its aftermath shows possible causes and results of the fire.

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Global changes affect the wilderness of the Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California.

Grasslands: North America's Hidden Wilderness

An evocative exploration of a wild and little-known landscape in the heartland of North America; featuring new animal behavior, the film pairs blue-chip wildlife sequences with human characters working together to save remaining wild grasslands.

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Eagles, pumas, sandhill cranes and other creatures seek sustenance from the Colorado River and its environs.

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How wildlife and animal life survive in a severe landscape with temperatures well above 115 degrees.

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Undisturbed the saguaro cactus can grow to 60 feet, weigh 10 tons and live 150 years.

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The Druids are the first wolves reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park.

Natural World

See how a man's mission to kill a wolf had a lasting impact on wilderness preservation.

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Each time the grizzly and the wolf meet in Yellowstone National Park, one of them has a tactical advantage.

Forces of the Wild: A "Nature" Miniseries

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Grizzly bears cause social and environmental problems at Yellowstone National Park.

Forces of the Wild: A "Nature" Miniseries

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Rangers at Denali National Park in Alaska train hikers for planned encounters with grizzlies; bears fish for salmon.

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Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.

Forces of the Wild: A "Nature" Miniseries

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Former Vietnam medic Doug Peacock lives as a fire watcher and conservationist in Montana's Glacier National Park.

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Some 1,700 brown bears take up residence in the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska.

Nature

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Bear biologist Chris Morgan tracks grizzlies in the Alaskan wilderness.

Nature

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Chris Morgan studies black bears caught between urban development in Anchorage, Alaska, and the wilderness.

Nature

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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As winter approaches, polar bears wait to hunt on sea ice in Kaktovik, Alaska; in late spring, grizzlies await caribou on the northern slope of Alaska's Brooks Range.

Nature

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

Antarctica: The End of the Earth

Icebergs are the source of life for seals, krill, penguins and petrels.

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Female Adélie penguins lay their eggs on land, head for the sea, leaving males to guard the nests, and return a month later.

Nature

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Killer whales snatch sea lion pups from shore, as penguins, maras and guanacos go about their business.

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Millions of years ago, the advance and retreat of ice shaped the mountains, coastlines, gorges and inland waterways of Ireland.

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Emmy-winning filmmaker Hugh Miles presents a lyrical portrait of Scotland's Caledonian Forest.

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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A bearded vulture, the bonebreaker, feeds atop the harsh Pyrenees separating Spain and France.