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Packed with ingenious scientific work and spectacular fossils, NOVA's Ice Age Death Trap reveals intimate secrets of the life and death of North America's most exotic and extreme creatures: mastodons, saber tooth cats and camels, giant bison with six-foot horns, and ground sloths as big as elephants. Most tantalizing of all, the team unearths startling and controversial evidence of what may be the earliest humans ever to venture into the untamed wilderness...

Two groups of plants exhibit such intriguing behavior that a century and a half ago they attracted the attention of Charles Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two, one-hour films, it reveals a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any fictional thriller.

In Sharkland, learn about the fastest, smallest, and strongest sharks, and what adaptations have taken place to make the Great White a killing machine. Supersize Crocs explores animals that surpass 20 feet in length and are being hunted and killed.

Discover the hidden jewels and edens of the Colorado River, then go on an adventure on the rapids of Cataract Canyon and Grand Canyon. See Rocky Mountain National Park and Westwater Canyon, plus the Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Zion. Features music by amazing composers, including Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and Dvorak!

An exploration of some of nature's most spectacular wildlife.

Mighty, elemental forces, fiery eruptions, titanic floods, the grinding of great ice sheets, and massive impacts from space molded North America. This spectacular road trip through our nation's tumultuous past sets out to answer three fundamental questions: How was the continent built? How did life evolve here? And how has its spectacular landscape shaped human lives and destinies?

Looks at the relationship between predator and prey across a broad spectrum of both land and sea species and the challenges faced by each side of the hunter/hunted equation.

Once on the brink of extinction, the eagle is one of America's triumphant comeback stories. The bald eagle is the continent's most recognizable aerial predator, with a shocking white head, electric yellow beak, and penetrating eyes. Most people know little about the eagle beyond its distinctive appearance.

Filmmaker Jim Dutcher and his wife Jamie lived with gray wolves for three years to make this documentary, and their work reveals complex social behavior never before captured on film. You'll observe the dominance of the pack's alpha male and the submissiveness of the omega wolf. You'll see the pack initiate new members, and witness the critical moment when the alpha selects a mate. Perhaps most incredible is the bond developed between the wolves and...

"In this landmark series, renowned diver and award-winning underwater photographer Darek Sepiolo explores the world's oceans, taking in the most unique, beautiful and beguiling aquatic life from every continent on the planet." -- container.