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Undercover in the Jungle Preview

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Go undercover with a film crew in the untouched wilderness of biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest. Meet some of the most incredible creatures, from pygmy marmosets to pumas, as the wild secrets of the jungle are revealed.
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What’s this bristly-looking pig?

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Watch this family of collared peccaries at their favorite muddy wallow in the Amazon rainforest. It's a drinking space they've tailor-made with their relentless snuffling and plodding of the wet soil, stopping any new trees from growing.
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Otters & Orcas: An Alaskan Mystery

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In this bonus scene from-The Serengeti Rules, scientist Jim Estes discovers the collapse of the kelp forest ecosystem he had once seen thriving in the 1970s. He determines how it’s caused by a ripple effect from the Pacific Northwest whaling business in the 1990s, changing the predation of orcas, thereby decimating the otter population and the kelp forest ecosystem by extension.
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Scientist Profile - Mary Power

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Mary Power is a freshwater ecologist who has spent her life studying river ecosystems all over the world. Her work has revolutionized our understanding of how these complex habitats work.
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Scientist Profile - Bob Paine

2m 12s
Bob Paine was one of the greatest ecologists of all time. He experimented by removing different species from tidepools and his discoveries turned the field of ecology on its head.
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Scientist Profile - Tony Sinclair

1m 57s
Tony Sinclair arrived in the Serengeti in 1965, looking to study the wildlife. In the decades that followed, his work revealed the ecological rules that govern this majestic place and most other ecosystems on Earth.
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How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti

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In the 1960s, ecologist Tony Sinclair made a breakthrough discovery when he observed a huge population surge of wildebeest in the Serengeti. He found that the wildebeest were the key to keeping the ecosystem balanced and that keystone species could be prey as well as predators.
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Gaining Vision Underwater

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With severe myopia hindering her vision on land, scientist Mary Power's love for aquatic life began when she realized she could see much better underwater. The refraction of the water in her snorkeling mask allowed her to see clearly for the very first time.
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The Serengeti Rules

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Travel back in time with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of how nature works. Based on a book of the same name.
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Why Citizen Science - Sarah Edmunds

1m 39s
When Sarah first participated in Frog Watch, USA she had no idea the impact it would have on her life. Now, with several Citizen Science projects experience under her belt, she has gotten her master's degree in biology and has discovered more and more ways to connect with wildlife in her city.
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Why Citizen Science - Mary Mooney

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Meet Mary Mooney - a lawyer who volunteers as a citizen scientist with the Terrapin Project. Hear how her involvement has served as an antidote to her busy urban life and has helped her reconnect with nature.
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Can a teenager befriend an octopus?

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The idea that humans and mollusks could have any kind of relationship is remarkable when considering the evolutionary distance between the species. Yet watch the playful relationship between a teenager, Laurel, and an octopus, Heidi.
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Octopus: Making Contact Preview

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Follow an Alaskan professor as he raises and studies a day octopus in his home, making remarkable discoveries about its extraordinary intelligence, personality and skills. Octopuses are able to recognize faces and interact with other individuals.
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