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Forged from volcanic eruptions deep below the seabed, the Galapagos Islands are home to some of most rare species in the world. This film explores this remarkable archipelago off the coast of Ecuador, where Charles Darwin studied the endemic species and formed his theory of evolution?
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A three-week long journey - from California, through British Columbia and Alaska - delivered us to one of the loneliest and least known spots on Earth (halfway between Russia and Alaska), where the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea collide at what the Aleuts called 'the birthplace of the winds.
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In this third and final installment, Professor Richard Fortey travels to Madeira to examine what happens to a volcanic island as it nears the end of its life-cycle and starts sinking back into the sea. Here, in the island's laurisilva forest, he examines the remains of an ancient forest that once carpeted all of Europe; island lizards that live to be four times older than their mainland counterparts, and the largest wolf spider in Europe. With the...
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Aldabra is a World Heritage Site situated in the extreme south-west of the Seychelles archipelago. It represents one of the most pristine environments of the entire world and is the biggest raised atoll on Earth. This film documents the activities of the rangers and researchers involved in the conservation efforts of Aldabra's numerous species and its environment.
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In Bermuda, David Wingate saved one of the rarest seabirds from extinction, the Bermuda Petrel, or Cahow and at the same time restored the habitat of Nonsuch Island to its pre-colonial native state in order to provide a safe haven for Cahow. This the story of how one man can save a species and how habitat can be restored.
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From a series of declassified historical films on the U.S. nuclear weapons program. This film is about the nuclear tests of Operation Redwing at Bikini and Enewetak Atolls in the Pacific Proving Grounds. This digitally remastered version may reveal limitations of the technology available at the time of the performance.
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From a series of declassified historical films on the U.S. nuclear weapons program, comes this film is about the nuclear tests of Operation Sandstone conducted at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Grounds. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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From a series of declassified historical films on the U.S. nuclear weapons program. This film is about the nuclear tests of Operation Sandstone conducted at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Grounds. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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From a series of declassified historical films on the U.S. nuclear weapons program. This film is about the nuclear tests of Operation Sandstone conducted at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Grounds. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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In May 1995, filmmakers David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook arrived with their 3-year-old daughter, Zoe, on the Galápagos Islands to document the islands' natural beauty for television. During their two-year stay, they spent 500 days in the field - 200 of which were spent at sea, diving with whale sharks and hammerheads and exploring the islands of the archipelago. This is the charming and dramatic tale of how the family lived in this harsh environment...
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Long before Darwin arrived in 1835, the Galapagos Islands were home to about 300,000 of the Galapagos giant tortoise, which can weigh up to 500 pounds and live for 150 years. Their numbers have now dwindled to 3,000, and the reason is: humans. This ABC News report investigates how an increase in tourism helps the economy but is endangering the islands' unique wildlife.
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Join host Greg Grainger as he swims with manta rays and whales, tracks endangered seals and kangaroos, and watches birds that fly backwards. Explore four of Australia's 20,000 islands, all with an abundance of wildlife: Lady Elliot Island, with its colonies of seabirds, manta rays, turtles, and humpback whales; Kangaroo Island with its subspecies of kangaroos, as well as koalas and endangered sea lions; the idyllic Lord Howe Island, with the endangered...
19) Studying Finches
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Methods of studying finches are described, illustrated and explained in this program. The key activity is capturing birds in mist-nets in several locations around the island. The nets are put up in late afternoon, opened before dawn, and finches that have flown in and captured are removed. They are taken to a shady cave where they are weighed, measured and banded for later individual identification. The program shows how a small drop of blood is taken...
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This short program illustrates how investigators live on Daphne. It starts with their arrival at Daphne and shows the difficulties of transferring supplies from boat to land and up a cliff because the island that has no beaches. All supplies are quarantined before arrival. Living is in a tent and cooking is done in a small cave with a shade erected to extend protection from sun and rain. There is no fresh water on the island and it has to be brought...