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America's most-threatened creatures are captured in this poignant and unforgettable portrait of animals losing their struggles with man. Join photographers Susan Middleton and David Liitschwager on their quest from the California Sierra to the deep South, and from the woods of North Carolina to the Pacific's shores. Along the way they encounter red wolves, bald eagle chicks, golden trout, and a camera-shy wild ferret. Don't Say Goodbye! captures the beauty of these creatures, as well as the plea to keep their homes and lives.
The giant squid (genus Architeuthis) seems like a creature from mythology--the world's largest invertebrate (up to 60 feet long), the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, a highly developed brain, a voracious predator. In works of fiction, they are a ferocious enemy of man. But the giant squid is real. Yet all we know about them comes from carcasses washed up on shore or caught in fishermen's nets; Architeuthis has never been seen alive. This documentary looks at the scientific efforts to find a live specimen in nature, focusing on Dr. Clyde Roper's project to attach a "Crittercam" camera to a sperm whale (which feeds on giant squid) in hopes that the whale will lead us to the elusive deep-sea giant squid.
Join Dr. Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic, on an expedition in the Mediterranean where he uncovers eight ancient roman wrecks beneath the sea, and thousands of artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of human history.
A look at the iguanas of the Galápagos Islands.
On March 13, 1993, a catastrophic storm pounds a 1,200-mile swath from Florida to Canada, killing about 270 people.
Who built the pyramids? What were the secrets of mummification? Which treasures were selected for afterlife and why? For centuries, Egypt's pharaohs have kept these secrets to themselves... until now. Follow scientists as they recreate the ancient ritual of mummification and discover how the bodies of the pharaohs were preserved.
Ancient human grave sites speak volumes to those who listen. These haunting human "time capsules" have been uncovered all over the world. Some even reach a certain level of fame: The Ampato maiden sacrificed on an Andes peak. The Alpine Ice Man, the oldest frozen mummy ever found. England's 9,000-year-old Cheddar Man. Others' stories are known only to the ages, like a cache of elaborately adorned 7,000-year-old mummies unearthed in Chile, and the thousands of Egyptian mummies actually burned as train fuel in the 19th century. Modern science now allows us to explore these human treasures without destroying them, and connects us all to the secrets of the ancient dead.
This historic documentary reveals the one-time classified secrets of the Axis and Allied powers that eventually changed the outcome of the war, some for the better, others for the worse. From National Geographic and Warner Home Video, this educational film gives insight into the soldiers, sailors, and aviators who made the supreme sacrifice for a greater good. Highlights include a gripping tale of three Norwegian "special force" resistance fighters who went on a search-and-destroy mission. Additionally, there is a haunting look into the Japanese "kamikaze" pilots' psyche as they became airborne torpedoes trying desperately to sink the Pacific fleet.
Highlights the discovery and development of the predatory dinosaur Suchomimus (a relative of Spinosaurus), following the work of Paul Sereno from the Sahara Desert to the finished skeletons and flesh model.
