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4 videodiscs (392 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ocean world/Frozen Seas features the Blue Whale and its journey to the poles. Open ocean/The Deep follows some of the Earth's strangest inhabitants who call the deepest ocean depths home. In Seasonal seas/Coral seas we see the Earth's temorate seas, where whole under sea forests bloom and die in response to the seasons. Tidal Seas/Coasts takes us through underwater caverns and ever changing coasts.
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary about the rising concerns of global warming and its effects on Earth's ecosystems and the flow of the Gulf Stream. Demonstrates how the disruption of ocean currents, the natural circulation of water know as the Gulf Stream, will provoke unstoppable changes that will result in the next ice age.
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a place like no other on the planet, the dramatic and desolate Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, viewers will witness a spectacle unlike anything they've seen before, as a million crimson-winged flamingos arrive to continue the circle of life. Focusing on the adventures of a single chick set against a backdrop of never-before-filmed landscapes, it is a visually stunning journey into the life and struggles of the mysterious and inspiring flamingo....
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Takes viewers on an undersea journey to remote and magical places. Follow Feodor Pitcairn, a pioneer in underwater HD cinematography, as he explores the marine ecosystems of the Galapagos Islands, Raja Ampat in Indonesia, the Maldives, the Azores, Hawaii, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Channel Islands, British Columbia, the Gulf of Mexico, French Polynesia, and Belize"--Container.
9) Blood lions
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows acclaimed environmental journalist and safari operator Ian Michler, and Rick Swazey, an American hunter, on their journey to uncover the realities about the multi-million dollar predator breeding and canned lion hunting industries in South Africa.
Explores the system of lion breeding and canned hunting industries in South Africa.
10) Earth
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
Series
Criterion collection volume 468
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (471 min.) : sound and silent, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
Français
Description
Focusing on the work of French filmmaker Jean Painlevé, this collection features twenty-three Painlevé nature films; a 2005 performance of the ninety-minute score, The sounds of science, written in 2001 by members of the rock group Yo La Tengo to accompany eight of Painlevé's films; an interview with Yo La Tengo; and the eight-part 1988 French television series, Jean Painlevé au fil de ses films, which explores Painlevé's life and work through...
13) The Himalayas
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Himalayas are defined by superlatives. They defy both description and comprehension while at the same time teaching us about the awesome power and grandeur of nature. Born during the ice ages, they form the highest mountain range in the world, and reach across Asia for two thousand miles. The mountains themselves are considered sacred. ... These are mountains that will take your breath away!"--Container.
14) Jane
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.
15) Chimpanzee
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Oscar, a baby chimpanzee, is enjoying his life with his mother in the jungles along the Ivory Coast. Without warning, young Oscar is orphaned during an attack from a rival group of chimpanzees. Afterwards, he attempts to survive on his own, and to be accepted by the other chimps. Oscar struggles until he is adopted by the alpha male of his group.
16) Ganges
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1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Ganges runs through the heart of India. For millions of Hindus it is India's sacred river, but they share its banks with a rich variety of wildlife. This reveals how the Ganges has shaped the wildlife, culture and beliefts in India.
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the unspoiled wilderness of Tierra del Fuego, an island at the southern tip of Patagonia in South America. Shows the Magellanic penguins, elephant seals, right whales, and guanacos, who inhabit this stark, wind-whipped wilderness. Looks at the challenges they and their homeland face from human actions.
18) Into the wild
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1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people, a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.
19) Rim to river
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1 videodisc (49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An incredible visual journey of one of the greatest natural wonders on earth, The Grand Canyon.
20) Death Valley
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey from the park's highest peak, at 11,049 feet, to its lowest point, a staggering 282 feet below sea-level, and meet the scientists who are working to protect this wild place as the mercury rises.
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