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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
The giant saltwater crocodile, the "saltie, " is perhaps the most successful predator the world has ever seen. It has survived unchanged for 100 million years. National Geographic uncovers the secrets of this ultimate predator.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A four part series that explores the reproductive behaviors of the animal kingdom. Focusing on four species, elephant, dolphin, kangaroo and orangutan, the series takes an in-depth look at how these animals find, fight for, and woo the opposite sex. It also explores how they mate, give birth, and raise their young in extreme environments.
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Let presenters Catnip Everdeen and Ryan Fleacrest take viewers on a wild ride into the funny lives of pets! Meet the funniest dogs and cats in the world in this collection of pet videos that will leave you howling with laughs!"--Container.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
More than 600 million cats claim residence in households across six continents. The latest in scientific evidence reveals how the cat set off on a journey to conquer the world.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The ostrich, the emu, and the rhea, together with the kiwi and the cassowary, are the court jesters of the avian world, because they can't do the one thing that birds are famous for doing. They can't fly. But exactly how and why did these birds abandon flight? It's been one of the natural world's great mysteries. And now DNA is promising to give us the answer.
6) The birds
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (2 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Melanie Daniels rolls into Bodega Bay in pursuit of eligible bachelor Mitch Brenner, the small California town is inexplicably attacked by thousands of birds.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Winter's surrogate mother, the very elderly dolphin Panama, has passed away, leaving Winter without the only poolmate she has ever known. However, the loss of Panama may have even greater repercussions for Winter, who, according to USDA regulations, cannot be housed alone, as dolphins' social behavior requires them to be paired with other dolphins. Time is running out to find a companion for her before the team at Clearwater loses their beloved Winter...
Publisher
Thirteen
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hard core science is effortlessly integrated with a light-hearted look at how plants behave. Scientist J.C. Cahill reveals an astonishing landscape where plants eavesdrop on each other, talk to their allies, call in insect mercenaries and nurture their young. It is a world of pulsing activity, where plants communicate, co-operate and, sometimes, wage all-out war.
10) Owl power
Publisher
WNET Thirteen
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What actually makes owls so special? Bird trainers Lloyd and Rose Buck and their very special family of owls provide a rare opportunity to learn more about these unique birds. Using the latest technology, we can take a brand new look at owls in more detail than ever before. The real stories behind how they hunt, how their vision and hearing works, and how they fly so silently are influencing 21st century technology and design.
11) Planet ant
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Ants are builders of extraordinary and complex societies. The program takes viewers inside a million strong ant colony, housed in a specially constructed glass nest, that shows the inner workings of this most mysterious society, in a way never seen before. The latest filming techniques reveal in vivid detail the behaviour of individual ants, from queens to workers and soldiers, while radio frequency identification tagging builds up a unique picture...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the evolution of cats from their beginnings on the Asian continent to their introduction into the Americas, taking an in-depth look at what makes the family of felines unique and the evolutionary tricks and adaptions that truly make a cat, a cat.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and animal behaviorists join forces to explore stories of animal lives 'told' by the animals themselves. The series explores the secret side of the animal kingdom where human cameramen can't go, and camera-wearing animals film their own stories. Meerkats, penguins, a chimp, cheetahs, seals, baboons, devil rays, brown bears, and sheepdogs are the subjects of this series.
14) White wolf
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey to the snow-covered slopes of Canada's Ellesmere Island to observe a remarkable pack of white arctic wolves. Shielded by their remote location and inhospitable climate, these wild animals have not yet learned to fear man.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : digital sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover what Australia's beloved kangaroo is really like as National Geographic takes you from lush rain forests to rugged outback for an up close encounter with kangaroos and the spectacular land down under. Witness the amazing diversity of these remarkable creatures and see how kangaroos have evolved during 60 million years of isolation on the spectacular Australian continent. Follow a kangaroo joey from life in a pouch to the trials of adulthood....
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this double feature, National Geographic explores the amazing and secret world of the great apes. Mystery gorillas: Join primatologist Mireya Mayor at the heart of the jungle to explore the great apes' secret world. Search for the great apes: Join Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas to better understand the mountain gorilla and the elusive orangutan.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 500 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. Looks at 4,000 species, including ones that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on Earth. Examine how their adaptations for finding food have had an effect on the way they socialize, mate and live.
18) Better off dead
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1985.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts only bring him more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares, a family you can't help but identify with, and a host of wonderful comic characters, Savage Steve Holland's writing/directorial debut is a masterful look at those painfully funny teen years.
19) Wild Alaska
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Features profiles of some of the wildlife in Alaska and shows how animals make use of the daylight when winter breaks.
20) Kidnapped
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson's coming-of-age adventure is back and breathtaking, in this widely heralded presentation bursting with scoundrels and scallywags, villains and heroines, and two memorable heroes who will stop at nothing in their quest for justice.
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