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Americans own 73 million dogs and 90 million cats. They become best friends, soul mates, family members -- even surrogate children. Relationships with cats and dogs are some of the longest and most intimate of our lives. Why are we so attached? Animal behavior experts, evolutionary biologists,...

Air date: 02/15/2009 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1139795823/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Americans own 73 million dogs and 90 million cats. They become best friends, soul mates, family members -- even surrogate children. Relationships with cats and dogs are some of the longest and most intimate of our lives. Why are we so attached? Animal behavior experts, evolutionary biologists,... /episodes/get/2107 /episode/2107 Nature: Why We Love Cats and Dogs /episode-player/2107

Bears of the Last Frontier: Arctic Wanderers

Adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan will take us on a motorcycle odyssey deep into the wilds of Alaska. Over a punishing 2,000 mile journey, Chris will explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of bears through five dramatic Alaskan ecosystems: coastal, urban, mountain, tundra and pack...

Air date: 05/22/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1933767359/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan will take us on a motorcycle odyssey deep into the wilds of Alaska. Over a punishing 2,000 mile journey, Chris will explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of bears through five dramatic Alaskan ecosystems: coastal, urban, mountain, tundra and pack... /episodes/get/2036 /episode/2036 Nature: Bears of the Last Frontier: Arctic Wanderers /episode-player/2036

Cuba: The Accidental Eden

While the tourist industry has hurt biodiversity in much of the Caribbean, Cuba's relative isolation has left its wildlife untouched. Now, Cuba is a safe haven for rare and intriguing indigenous animals, migrating birds and marine creatures. But as the prospect of the US trade embargo being lifted...

Air date: 09/26/2010 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1598230084/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false While the tourist industry has hurt biodiversity in much of the Caribbean, Cuba's relative isolation has left its wildlife untouched. Now, Cuba is a safe haven for rare and intriguing indigenous animals, migrating birds and marine creatures. But as the prospect of the US trade embargo being lifted... /episodes/get/2052 /episode/2052 Nature: Cuba: The Accidental Eden /episode-player/2052

Kangaroo Mob

In the past 50 years, the eastern gray kangaroo population around Canberra, Australia's capital city, has exploded from a few hundred to tens of thousands.

Air date: 01/11/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2185855527/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false In the past 50 years, the eastern gray kangaroo population around Canberra, Australia's capital city, has exploded from a few hundred to tens of thousands. /episodes/get/2070 /episode/2070 Nature: Kangaroo Mob /episode-player/2070

Supersize Crocs

Gigantic crocodiles,some known to exceed 20 feet, are very, very rare, but still out there in the wild, with a few held in captivity. Renowned herpetologist Romulus Whitaker attempts to ensure the future of the last of these leviathans.

Air date: 02/11/2007 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2130580199/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Gigantic crocodiles,some known to exceed 20 feet, are very, very rare, but still out there in the wild, with a few held in captivity. Renowned herpetologist Romulus Whitaker attempts to ensure the future of the last of these leviathans. /episodes/get/2089 /episode/2089 Nature: Supersize Crocs /episode-player/2089

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Earth Navigators

Seasonal changes impel a wide variety of creatures, from whooper swans to monarch butterflies, to begin their epic migrations to ancient feeding, mating, and breeding grounds, sometimes covering thousands of miles and employing ingenious methods to reach their destinations.

Air date: 04/23/2000 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1300472956/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Seasonal changes impel a wide variety of creatures, from whooper swans to monarch butterflies, to begin their epic migrations to ancient feeding, mating, and breeding grounds, sometimes covering thousands of miles and employing ingenious methods to reach their destinations. /episodes/get/2055 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2055 Nature: Earth Navigators /episode-player/2055

Moment of Impact: Hunters & Herds

The natural world is filled with "moments of impact" when animals come into contact with each other and the world around them. Previously these moments were too fast or too hidden for us to see. But now new camera technologies reveal what's behind these remarkable moments, and cutting edge...

Air date: 04/04/2010 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1460581783/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The natural world is filled with "moments of impact" when animals come into contact with each other and the world around them. Previously these moments were too fast or too hidden for us to see. But now new camera technologies reveal what's behind these remarkable moments, and cutting edge... /episodes/get/2072 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2072 Nature: Moment of Impact: Hunters & Herds /episode-player/2072

The Animal House

NATURE investigates what goes into making a home when you're wild and cost is not a factor. They may be single-use, multi-generational, or multi-purpose; they may be anything from a small depression in the sand to a many-chambered tunnel, a nest, a burrow, or a mound, but for animals big and small...

Air date: 11/02/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2163770687/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false NATURE investigates what goes into making a home when you're wild and cost is not a factor. They may be single-use, multi-generational, or multi-purpose; they may be anything from a small depression in the sand to a many-chambered tunnel, a nest, a burrow, or a mound, but for animals big and small... /episodes/get/2091 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2091 Nature: The Animal House /episode-player/2091

Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom

While legend paints the wolverine as a solitary, blood-thirsty killer, there is another, more complex image of the wolverine that is just beginning to emerge.

Air date: 11/14/2010 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1642358743/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false While legend paints the wolverine as a solitary, blood-thirsty killer, there is another, more complex image of the wolverine that is just beginning to emerge. /episodes/get/2110 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2110 Nature: Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom /episode-player/2110

Birds of the Gods

Living in the depths of the New Guinean rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. To find these birds in New Guinea is not easy, and to witness their extraordinary mating displays is even tougher. David Attenborough introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling...

Air date: 01/23/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1743795692/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Living in the depths of the New Guinean rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. To find these birds in New Guinea is not easy, and to witness their extraordinary mating displays is even tougher. David Attenborough introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling... /episodes/get/2039 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2039 Nature: Birds of the Gods /episode-player/2039

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