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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
It is the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs. Population by population, species by species, amphibians are vanishing off the face of the Earth. Despite international alarm and a decade and a half of scientists scrambling for answers, the steady hemorrhaging of amphibians continues like a leaky faucet that cannot be fixed or a wound that will not heal. Large scale die-offs of frogs around the world have prompted scientists to take desperate...
82) Nature
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (529 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
As one of the most watched documentary film series on public television, Nature delivers the best in original natural history films to audiences nationwide. Nature is celebrating its 35th Season in Fall 2016...Over the years, Nature has brought the beauty and wonder of the natural world into American homes, becoming in the process the benchmark of natural history programs on American television. The series has won more than 700 honors from the television...
Publisher
Virgo Productions
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (105 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Every individual matters, every action counts...A group of passionate and adventurous young people leave their known worlds behind to spend 100 days in the jungles of Borneo. Their mission is to confront one of the great global challenges of our time, saving rainforests and giving hope to endangered orangutans. Their task is enormous and the odds are against them...Jojo, an orphaned baby orangutan, is entrusted in their care and they must find a way...
84) Dolphins
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the dazzling coral reefs of the Bahamas to the wind-swept seas of Patagonia, go under the water’s surface for a romp with inquisitive Atlantic spotted dolphins, acrobatic dusky dolphins and the familiar bottlenose dolphin. Follow marine biologists, Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, Dr. Bernd Würsig and Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, as they research the communication of wild dolphins with innovative scientific methods. From rarely seen fish-herding...
85) Arctic hares
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Arctic hares. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (69 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Hard-headed Louisiana fisherman Thomas Gonzales doesn’t know what will hit him next. After decades of hurricanes and oil spills he faces a new threat — hordes of monstrous, 20-pound swamp rats. Known as “nutria,” these invasive South American rodents breed faster than the roving squads of hunters can control them. And with their orange teeth and voracious appetite, they are eating up the coastal wetlands that protects Thomas and his town of...
88) Empathy
Publisher
Feelsales
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Ed has been commissioned to make a documentary against animal cruelty, but he's completely oblivious to the animal rights community. In order to make this film, he'll have to convince himself it's a worthy cause. His work on the documentary and his conversations with Jenny, a member of the animal-rights foundation that's commissioning the film, clash with his immediate surroundings: his family, friends and crew. To overcome these new conflicting interests,...
89) The Meerkats
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (83 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
An inspiring story of a young meerkats resilience and fortitude shot in the Kalahari Desert.
90) The Dog Doc
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A pioneer of integrative medicine, Dr. Marty Goldstein attracts four-legged patients from around the world, providing holistic treatments for animals after other vets have given up hope.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 47 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This program is designed to introduce Primatology students to the range of monkeys of the Super family Ceboidea originating from Central and South America. Material on twenty -two species is included, covering all five of the families recently defined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
92) Ghost Bird
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A documentary about an extinct giant woodpecker, a small town in Arkansas hoping to reverse its misfortunes, and the tireless odyssey of the bird-watchers and scientists searching for the Holy Grail of birds - the elusive Ivory-billed woodpecker. Official Selection at the **Hot Docs International Documentary Festival**. *"Scott Crocker has turned a bird-watching tale into a multi-layered story that will fascinate practically everybody." - Neil Genzlinger,...
93) NOVA: Bird Brain
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Join NOVA to witness the brainpower of birds. Long mocked as empty-headed, our feathered friends hide surprisingly acute intelligence. But how smart are they? Watch as scientists test avian aptitude and challenge our basic notions of intelligence.
94) Diary of Cattle
Publisher
First Look Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (18 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Indonesian
Description
A 24-hour-life cycle of a herd of cows that have different life experiences, but share the same home at a landfill site in Indonesia.
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This ground-breaking film captures the untold love-hate story of Australia’s most famous and contentious national icon. Set in distinctive Australian landscapes, KANGAROO explores the complex and conflicting opinions around this unique marsupial that is at the target of the largest mass destruction of wildlife in the world.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular science in the spirit of The Mosquito, Entangled Life, and The Book of Eels, a leading behavioral ecologist transforms our understanding of wasps, exploring these much-maligned insects' secret world, their incredible diversity and complex social lives, and revealing how they hold our fragile ecosystem in balance.
Wasps get a bad rap, but there may no other earthly creature guarding so many undiscovered...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The safari experience has changed mightily over the last century, and today, sustainability is one of the most important considerations for tourism. This series closes with a look at responsibility and conservation and what some of the leaders in the safari industry are doing to support local communities and to protect endangered species.
98) Night Safaris
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A night drive into the African bush offers a glimpse into a completely different world, from nocturnal animals to the breathtaking sky. This episode covers the basics of a night safari: what animals you might see, how they might behave, and what tools you need for successful and responsible viewing of animals at night.
99) Primate Safaris
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Trek into the tropical mountains and valleys of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to get a first-hand look at our closest living relatives. From studying gorillas to chimpanzees, there is nothing more enchanting than sitting on the damp forest floor and gazing into the eyes of a great ape.
100) Walking Safaris
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
While the most common image of a safari is one of riding into the bush in a 4x4 truck to get an up-close view of big mammals, a walking safari can be one of the most stunning ways to experience Africa. Step away from the bustle of the modern world, slow down, and pay attention to the many wondrous details you can see by foot.
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