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DVD 1. Prog. 1. Cheetahs & Lions-In The Cheetah Orphans,
experience the joy, heartbreak, triumph, and tragedy as wildlife
filmmaker Simon King assumes the parenting responsibilities for
two cheetah cubs after a lion kills their mother. Prog.2 In The
Desert Lions, join Dr. Philip (Flip) Stander as he pits himself
against the forbidding Namib Desert to study rarely seen and
understood lions that are making a comeback after being wiped out
twenty years ago. DVD 2. Africa's Incredible Hulks- Prog. 1.
Unforgettable Elephants - Award-winning wildlife cameraman Martyn
Colbeck has filmed African elephants for more than 15 years as he
follows them across plains into jungles. In this retrospective,
he shares spectacular footage along with his unique ins
about their exceptional ability to communicate, their complex
emotions and strong loyalty. Prog. 2. Rhinoceros - Come
face-to-face with the world's five species of rhino, each
struggling for their continued survival. For some rhinos, the
future may rely on breeding programs, such as at the Cincinnati
Zoo & Botanical Garden, home to the only Sumatran rhinos ever to
be born in captivity. Hunted nearly to extinction by poachers for
their horns, the rhino population has declined more than 80
percent over the last 40 years. DVD 3: The Dragon Chronicles -
Ancient s, legends, and fairy tales all tell of dragons. In
nearly every culture, we are told as children that dragons fly
and breathe fire. Are they based on real animals? and are there
any dragons still to be found today? Romulus Whitaker, renowned
reptile expert and conservationist, melds history together with
documented science and sets off to find out. Bonus Program:
Supersize Crocs- Crocodile conservationist Romulus Whitaker's
fear is that the most colossal of these creatures might no longer
exist. Driven by the discovery of a twenty-one-foot croc skin in
New Guinea, he sets off on a remarkable hunt to find the last of
the leviathans and evidence of the existence of supersize crocs.
DVD 4: The Gorilla King-From the ains in Rwanda comes an
extraordinary story of destiny and triumph. At thirty-three years
of age, Titus, a 400-pound silverback gorilla has ruled for
nearly half his lifeover twenty-five gorillas. When Titus was
four, poachers slaughtered his her. His mother and other
sister fled, leaving him orphaned. Something in his character led
to a remarkable life that researchers--beginning with
world-renowned primatologist Dian Fossey and researcher Kelly
Stewart, daughter of actor James Stewart--have chronicled since
the day he was born. DVD 5: Superfish-For generations, anglers
have been hooked by the biggest, fastest, most dangerous gamefish
in the sea-the graceful sailfish, the menacing fish, and the
biggest trophy of all, the marlin, immortalized by Ernest
Hemingway in his classic, The Old Man in the Sea. Join dedicated
marine biologist and award-winning filmmaker Rick Rosenthal, on a
personal quest to film these -wielding giants face-to-face
DVD 6: Voyage of the Lonely Turtle- Explore the massive Pacific
Ocean through the eyes of a thirty-year old sea turtle as she
embarks on an extraordinary 9,000-mile migration to breed and lay
eggs on the beach where she was born. Instinct will guide her on
one of the longest journeys undertaken by any animal on land or
sea. From the west coast of Mexico to a small stretch of beach in
Japan, this ancient traveler will encounter many dangers to reach
her final destination.
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The most spectacular nature cinematography on Earth --The New
York Times