The Manhattan of Bear Country
The rich and vast landscape of the Alaskan coast is home to some of the biggest bears in the world.
The Scent of a Bear
Scent plays a crucial role in attracting members of the opposite sex and letting other bears know they're in the mood for romance.
Salmon: Running the Gauntlet - Trailer
Our once great runs of salmon are now conceived in laboratories, raised in tanks, driven in trucks, and farmed in pens. An extended preview for "Salmon: Running the Gauntlet" which premieres 5/1/2011.
Returning to the Streams
After spending most of their life in the ocean, Pacific salmon return to the fresh-water rivers of their youth in order to spawn.
Survivors of the Firestorm - Preview
After bushfires tore through the Australian state of Victoria in February 2009, burned and traumatized survivors showed a remarkable ability to bounce back, and the environment an extraordinary capacity for healing. 3/21/2012
The Forest is Green Again
Within weeks after the bush fires of Black Saturday decimate over one million acres of land, the forests begin to regenerate.
Nursing the Wallabies
Workers at a local wildlife shelter in Victoria, nurse wallabies and wombats, displaced during the bush fires of Black Saturday, back to health.
Survivors of the Firestorm - Preview
Trace the remarkable ability of Australian bushfire victims to bounce back and the environment’s extraordinary capacity for healing.
Cuba: Accidental Eden - Preview
This small island's varied landscape, its location and its place at the center of Cold War politics have all combined to preserve some of the richest and most unusual natural environments of the hemisphere.
Outback Pelicans
The Australian outback is the driest place on the driest inhabited continent on the planet. Yet once every ten years, rains flood into dried-up river beds and head inland to create the largest lake in Australia, and 100,000 pelicans arrive for the event. 3/27/11
Pelican Tantrums
Young pelicans, perhaps vying for their parents' attention, throw a series of tantrums in Australia's Lake Eyre.
Synchronized Swimmers
Australian Pelicans generally feed in groups, cooperating to herd fish into one location before swooping down to feed. In this video, a group of pelicans join forces, swimming in unison in the hopes of catching an afternoon snack.
Outback Pelicans - Preview
Witness the pelican migration to a lake created by floods in the Australian outback every 10 years. 8/13/2013
Crash: A Tale of Two Species
A story of the interconnection of life: NATURE discovers how the plummeting number of horseshoe crabs affects the red knot, a tiny bird. 3/20/11
Silence of the Bees
This timely, Peabody Award-winning program explores the international emergency research that is underway to uncover the cause of the massive die-offs of honeybees, a potential ecological disaster. 3/13/11
Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey - Preview
Trace the incredible journey of Broken Tail, a charismatic tiger cub killed after an escape from an Indian tiger reserve. 1/2/2013
Tiger Family Bonding
Filmmaker Colin Stafford-Johnson and local guide Salim Ali witness an unusual family bonding moment between Machli and her cubs, Broken Tail and Slant Ear.
The Himalayan Jumping Spider
Few animals can live at such high altitudes as the Himalayan jumping spider.
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