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Pbs: Nature: Raptor Force
Online companion of a Nature documentary about birds of prey, their sense of sight, and their powers of locomotion. Includes a game, Raptor Vision, that lets players see the world through the eyes of a raptor.
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Pbs: Nature: Wild Horses of Mongolia With Julia Roberts Race Across the Steppe!
Answer several multiple choice questions while participating in a virtual horse race across the Eurasian Steppe. Find out how much you know about Mongolia and discover what you don't already know!
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Pbs: Nature: Outback Pelicans
Facts on the Australian pelicans and the trip they take to Lake Eyre, a pelican heaven. Videos on these pelicans and a graphic on the pelican bill and pouch are also available. [0:30]
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Pbs: Nature: Wild Balkans
Online companion to an episode from the PBS documentary series Nature on the wildlife of the Balkans.
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Pbs: Nature: Rhinoceros
An interactive timeline describing in both pictures and words the rhinoceroses from 50 million years ago to today. Learn how loss of habitat, poaching, and captivity has changed the rhino population over time.
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Pbs: Nature: Hummingbird Babies
Watch as the tiny mother hummingbird builds her nest, feeds her young chicks, and cares for them as they grow. Different varieties of hummingbirds from around the world are also seen in this video clip. [2:37]
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Pbs: Nature: The Real Macaw
Watch a video [2:06] about the many talents of Macaws and listen to the narrator describe features of these beautiful birds.
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Pbs: Nature: Inside the Animal Mind
Venture into the minds of animals and explore their intelligence and emotions. Listen to the experts, play activities, and participate in an online poll.
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Pbs: Nature: Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies
Filmed in the mountains of Montana, documentary focuses on a wild stallion, whose life has been recorded on film since his birth in the wild.
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Pbs: Nature: Deep Jungle: New Frontiers
Scientists traveled deep into the world's jungles to document the behaviors of animals using high-tech cameras, ones that we have rarely had the opportunity to observe in such detail. A three-minute video is available online, and the...
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Pbs: Nature: Violent Hawaii
This video [0:51] from PBS explores Hawaii's unique geography, with a focus on volcanic explosions. Topics include tsunamis, rockslides and volcanoes, along with a discussion of the work of vulcanologists.
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Pbs: Nature: The Fascinating World of Jellies
Learn about the mysterious jellyfish blooms that have occurred in the world's oceans. Because the resulting alteration to the marine food web has had devastating effects, researchers grow and study jellyfish at the Monterey aquarium....
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Pbs: Nature: Giraffe Communication
Watch a narrated video about giraffes and their communication. [3:13] View giraffes in their natural habitat.
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Pbs: Nature: Interactive Anatomy: Anatomy of a Cheetah
The cheetah is built for speed. Scroll over this picture of a cheetah to find out how its anatomy is functional for hunting.
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Pbs: Nature: Interactive Game: Toki's Survival Challenge
As part of the larger Nature site that follows orphaned cheetahs, this interactive game lets you see what it is like to hunt like a cheetah. You'll find that it is not easy to catch an impala.
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Pbs: Nature: Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic: Dogsledding 101
Find information about dogs and dog sledding with this interactive site.
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Pbs: Nature: Bald Eagle
Learn about America's national symbol, the bald eagle, through this full-length documentary.
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Pbs: Nature: Rhinoceros
They are fierce, and they've thrived for millions of years, yet their deadliest enemy is man! Here is an entire report on the rhino that includes great images, videos of a charge, an interactive timeline, and information on the rhino horn.
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Pbs: Nature: The Joy of Pigs
Pinks are sometimes dubbed as dirty and unrefined, however these are often misunderstandings. This site attempts to clarify these misconceptions and sheds some light on the true nature of pigs.
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Pbs: Nature: Encountering Sea Monsters
An extensive amount of information is featured in this PBS site on Cephalopods. Images, videos, books, and web links are just a few of the items that can be found here.
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Pbs: Nature: The World of Penguins
What do you know about the world of penguins? This PBS site features information about these flightless birds. Come and check out this extraordinary resource.
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Pbs: Nature: Animals and People: Who's Behaving Badly?
Explore the great variety of animal behaviors by observing them in their natural habitats, and examine the relationship between people, animals and the environment.
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Pbs: Nature: Born to Be Wild, Polar Bears
Research the diet, habitat and behavior of polar bears, and compare and contrast the issues surrounding polar bears in their environment with those of bears in the U.S. Rocky Mountains. Rewrite a human/bear encounter from the bear's...
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Pbs: Nature: Raptor Force: History of Falconry
A brief introduction to falconry in its historical context, which discusses its popularity in medieval Europe.