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1) Superfish
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Language
English
Description
Marine biologist Rick Rosenthal captures on film the billfish, the biggest, fastest, and most dangerous gamefish in the sea. A giant marlin in the wild, provides exceptional footage that will awaken people to the need to preserve these remarkable billfish.
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chimpanzees of Uganda: Colin Chapman follows endangered chimps and monkeys in the forests of Uganda's Kibale National Park. Costa Rican monkeys: Dr. Linda Fedigan has spent two decades studying the monkeys at Costa Rica's Santa Rosa wildlife factory. Orangutans: Dr. Birute Galdikas rescues orphaned apes in the jungles of Borneo. Gorillas: Dr. Pascale Sicotte fights to save Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda.
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Polar bears: Photographer Dan Guravich captured these ... images of Polar Bears in over 50 trips to the Arctic. Pandas: Dr. Sue Mainka has worked in China since 1987 to help ensure the survival of the Panda. Grizzlies: The rain forest of British Columbia is one of the last great habitats for the Grizzly and Wayne McCrory is a passionate protector of that habitat.
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the very northern edge of North America is Ellesmere Island, where the unforgiving Arctic winds tear through the tundra dipping temperatures to 50 below zero. But running through this shifting sea of snow and ice is one of the most hardened predators on the planet, the White Wolf.
Publisher
Distributed by Questar, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Cheetah Orphans: veteran filmmaker Simon King takes on the role of mother to two cheetah cubs, Toki and Sambu. The Desert Lions: Dr. Philip (Flip) Stander, carnivore specialist seeks out the world's most extraordinary population of lions who live in the Namib Desert on Africa's wild and forbidding coast.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approx. 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With high speed camerawork and breakthrough new science, we enter the fast-paced world of hummingbirds as never before. Speed is their middle name. Their lives are moving faster than the eye can see.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ironically, every dead elephant with its ivory intact is a reason to celebrate. It means an elephant died of natural causes, and a soul was celebrated and mourned by its herd. Award-winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert start with the remains of two bull elephants and through a series of key flashbacks, look at the lives they would have led.
8) Wild ways
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From Yellowstone to the Yukon, to Southern Africa's elephant highways stretching across five nations, explore how newly established wildlife corridors may offer a glimmer of hope to some of our planet's most cherished-but endangered-species.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A remarkable new story is unfolding in the Arctic. As the ice melts and polar bears struggle to survive, another animal is taking over the polar bear's once dominant role as top predator. An ever-increasing number of killer whales are appearing in Arctic waters. As the polar bear's world is shrinking, the orca's is growing.
10) Animal childhood
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In every animal's life, there comes a time when it must stand on its own, and face the world alone. For a few, this happens just moments after birth, others have the advantage of home schooling under the watchful eye. But growing up is never easy, and finding food, avoiding predators, and making friends does not always come naturally. These are the trials of young animals all over the world, as they prepare to leave home.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows baby koala Danny, tiny wallaby Neil, baby sloth Newbie, young kangaroo Harry, and baby fruit bat Bugsy, and their caring foster mothers, who give so much of themselves to help these little orphans find their way back to the wild.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Renowned nature photographer Joel Sartore takes us on a journey of the world's rarest and most at-risk mammals, fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles and insects.
14) Wild Scandinavia
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Immerse in three iconic Scandinavian landscapes: the hauntingly beautiful coast; the magical seasonal forests, and the volcanic and arctic extremes. Surprising wildlife stories of lynx and puffins, orca and wolves reveal the resilient spirit of Scandinavia. Myth and modernity co-exist: Odin and Thor, basejumpers and reindeer herders are all woven into this icy natural world.
15) Eagle power
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eagles dominate the skies. But what makes these predators so special? Researchers put one eagle to the test, and stunning up-close footage reveals her incredible strength, eyesight, and flying skills.
16) Life
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (484 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.
17) Giant squid
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Most wildlife documentaries focus on animal behavior, but Inside Nature's Giants goes inside the largest animals on the planet to explore their anatomy, reveal their intricate inner workings and uncover their evolutionary secrets. In this episode, veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg fly to New Zealand to join a team of experts dissecting a rare specimen of giant squid and a bizarre octopus that inhabits the ocean's...
18) Bird brain
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Challenges preconceptions about the intelligence of birds. Presents evidence of problem solving skills in varieties of crows, ravens, and parrots, as well capabilities such as postponement of reward, empathy, and the ability to read facial expressions.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.
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