Raccoons and the City
A look at raccoons’ migration to big cities and traits that help them thrive in urban environments.
Filming Raccoons is Hard
In this web-exclusive video, Producer Susan Fleming discusses the trials and tribulations that come with trying to capture high-quality images of raccoons in the pitch black.
Urban Territories
How does the size of urban raccoon territory compare to that of its rural counterpart? This web-exclusive video interviews experts who participated in a study to learn more about raccoon city geography.
Raccoon First Night Out
A raccoon mother gathers her kits to leave the security of their natal den and descend 60 feet, head first, into the darkness for their first touch on solid ground.
A Sense of Curiosity
In this web-exclusive video, experts discuss the connection between raccoon dexterity, the animal's immense curiosity in objects, and intelligence.
The Importance of Play
This web exclusive video looks at the benefits of engaging in animal play: illustrating how things work, the physics of the world, and what to do and what not to do.
Living for the City
The raccoon's intelligence, adaptable nature, and omnivorous diet help the species thrive in urban landscapes.
Raccoon Nation - Preview
Find out if human beings’ efforts to outwit raccoons are actually making the animals smarter. 10/31/2012
Filming with Bears
Filmmaker Shane Moore and Assistant Cameraman Michael Mauntler recap on the time they spent on Alaska's Admiralty Island.
Getting the Boat Out
The tides have proven a challenge for the crew during their shoot on Admiralty Island, but filmmaker Shane Moore has new plan to keep their boat from getting stranded.
Sound in the Field
Sound Recordist Dave Ruddick goes through his set-up and explains how he records surround sound in the field. This clip was shot at Tongass National Forest where Ruddick was handling sound for the film Fortress of the Bears.
Tides and Jibs
Filmmaker Shane Moore discusses some of the filming techniques he used on Fortress of the Bears.
A Heroic Return
It's taken all spring and summer, but salmon finally return to Admiralty Island to spawn and die.
Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey - Preview
Irish cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson spent almost 600 days filming Broken Tail and his family for some of the finest tiger documentaries ever made. 1/18/2012
Kangaroo Mob - Preview
Meet the mob of street-smart kangaroos moving into Australia's capital city and the ecologists who follow their every move. 4/24/2013
Metropolitan Marsupials
There are thousands of kangaroos living in the hills around Canberra. And as night falls, they start moving into the suburbs.
Filming Urban Roos
Kangaroo Mob Producer Sally Ingleton on the genesis of the film, how the story evolved, and what urban kangaroos can teach us.
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