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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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📆 Fri 03:53 — 2026-09-04

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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📆 Fri 04:19 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 04:19 — 05:21

The behavior of female animals.

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📆 Fri 05:00 — 2026-09-04

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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⏰ 05:21 — 06:23

Male animals will stop at nothing for the right to mate with a female.

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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📆 Fri 06:23 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 06:23 — 07:26

Scientists use poisons from animals to create lifesaving drugs.

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📆 Fri 07:17 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 07:17 — 08:24

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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📆 Fri 07:26 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 07:26 — 08:27

The world of lizards.

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📆 Fri 08:24 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 08:24 — 09:25

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

The Reptiles
📆 Fri 08:27 — 2026-09-04

The Reptiles

⏰ 08:27 — 09:27

The snake is either vilified or revered.

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📆 Fri 09:25 — 2026-09-04

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Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendors of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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📆 Fri 09:27 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 09:27 — 10:28

The diversity and abilities of turtles.

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📆 Fri 10:28 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 10:28 — 11:29

The world of lizards.

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📆 Fri 11:29 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 11:29 — 12:31

Some croc species have exceeded 20 feet -- Nile crocs, American crocs and the Asian-Pacific saltwater croc; hosted by Romulus Whitaker.

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📆 Fri 12:31 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 12:31 — 13:32

Florida's Everglades National Park is a protected wilderness where predatory pythons thrive.

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📆 Fri 13:32 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 13:32 — 14:36

Scientists try to save populations of frogs, as large-scale die-offs of the amphibian continue around the world.

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📆 Fri 14:36 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 14:36 — 15:41

Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in Pacific waters off the California coast.

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📆 Fri 15:41 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 15:41 — 16:43

Underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall go diving 300 miles off the coast of Central America.

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📆 Fri 16:43 — 2026-09-04

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Marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish are the largest and most highly prized of all game fish.

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📆 Fri 17:44 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 17:44 — 18:54

The relationship between humans and dolphins is examined, including efforts to communicate and the effect of captivity.

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📆 Fri 18:54 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 18:54 — 19:56

Some 30,000 animals and plants live in replicated ocean environments at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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📆 Fri 19:56 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 19:56 — 20:57

Horseshoe crab numbers drop as their use as bait by the fishing industry increases.

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📆 Fri 20:57 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 20:57 — 22:01

The fur trade continues to threaten the South American otter, despite its status as an endangered species.

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📆 Fri 22:01 — 2026-09-04

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⏰ 22:01 — 23:06

Ranchers and scientists practice conservation in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.

A Sloth Named Velcro
📆 Fri 23:06 — 2026-09-04

A Sloth Named Velcro

⏰ 23:06 — 00:07

The story of a young journalist and an orphaned sloth that she fostered for two years before sending it back to the wild.

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📆 Sat 00:07 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 00:07 — 01:11

Examples of how the rain forest acts as an engine of evolution.

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📆 Sat 01:11 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 01:11 — 02:12

The history of a giant Brazil nut tree in a Peruvian jungle; British tarantula expert; rainfall generated by the trees.

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📆 Sat 02:12 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 02:12 — 03:15

Researchers and filmmakers set out to produce the first comprehensive film chronicle of the jaguar.

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📆 Sat 03:15 — 2026-09-05

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Theories suggest how animals first migrated to the Galapagos Islands and how adaptation resulted in new species.

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📆 Sat 04:22 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 04:22 — 05:27

A variety of marine life thrives in and about the cold waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands.

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📆 Sat 05:27 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 05:27 — 06:33

Plentiful fish draw birds to the Galápagos Islands; man's actions, past and present, affect wildlife.

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📆 Sat 06:33 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 06:33 — 07:38

A crew chronicles the process of wildlife filmmaking during a three-year study of the Galápagos Islands.

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📆 Sat 07:38 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 07:38 — 08:41

Unique animals and plants flourish atop mist-shrouded Venezuelan plateaus thousands of feet above the surrounding jungle.

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📆 Sat 08:41 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 08:41 — 09:46

Madagascar tries to protect its ecosystem while preserving Malagasy traditions that harm it.

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📆 Sat 09:46 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 09:46 — 10:52

Chimpanzees and other primates survive on Tiwai, an Upper Guinea island where witchcraft and taboos exist today.

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📆 Sat 10:52 — 2026-09-05

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Hearts, minds and souls of elephants.

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📆 Sat 11:53 — 2026-09-05

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Life in the Kalahari Desert includes butterflies, termites, locusts, quelea birds and bullfrogs.

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📆 Sat 12:54 — 2026-09-05

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The Kalahari Desert's Okavango Delta from the point of view of crocodiles and eagles.

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📆 Sat 13:56 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 13:56 — 15:01

An examination of the diverse plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh environment of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.

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📆 Sat 15:01 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 15:01 — 16:02

Siberian tigers in remote Russia.

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📆 Sat 16:02 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 16:02 — 17:07

The survival of animals in the Keoladeo National Park of northern India, where widespread drought is brought on every 20 to 30 years by the lack of monsoon rains.

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📆 Sat 17:07 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 17:07 — 18:12

A natural history of Hong Kong explores wildlife of the British colony's mainland, seas and islands.

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📆 Sat 18:12 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 18:12 — 19:15

Individuals care for a population of once-captive chimpanzees that scientists used for research.

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📆 Sat 19:15 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 19:15 — 20:16

Scientists teach a gorilla to use sign language to communicate with them; narrator Martin Sheen.

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📆 Sat 20:16 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 20:16 — 21:17

Scientists search for the bird of paradise in the New Guinea rain forest; host David Attenborough.

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📆 Sat 21:17 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 21:17 — 22:19

Hummingbirds, the tiniest of birds, qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures in the world.

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📆 Sat 22:19 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 22:19 — 23:20

High-speed cameras capture hummingbirds as they mate, fight and raise families.

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📆 Sat 23:20 — 2026-09-05

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⏰ 23:20 — 00:22

The colors, behaviors and habitats of the parrots occupying Australia.