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Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Meet the fascinating felines and the people who pamper them in this whimsical look at the ins and outs of Canada's competitive cat show circuit, where the claws come out when a Turkish Angora and an adorable fluffy red Persian face off to take home the national award for Best in Show.
Publisher
Bleecker Street
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale.” As the film embarks on its engrossing journey, we uncover what this whale’s lonely plight teaches us not only about our relationship to the ocean, but to each other.
Publisher
Principal Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
THE HEART OF THE ELEPHANT is a story of wonder, woven together from a tapestry of eye-witness accounts and stories of these gentle giants’ intelligence and undeniable emotional capacity that is far more powerful than we ever acknowledged. It is a story not just about the love and trust they feel towards members of their own species but also their ability to express forgiveness towards humans who prove they are deserving of it.
64) Pigeon Kings
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Pigeons do somersaults in mid-flight, and there is a subculture of men in South Central L.A. devoted to this phenomenon as a competitive sport. The former champion mentors an up-and-comer, and together they prepare for the World Cup.
65) Acrocats!
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Self-taught animal trainer, Samantha Martin, quits her day job and follows her dream of creating the world's first traveling cat circus, The Amazing Acrocats.
66) Dolphins
Publisher
MacGillivray Freeman Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
From the dazzling coral reefs of the Bahamas to the wind-swept seas of Patagonia, go under the water’s surface for a romp with inquisitive Atlantic spotted dolphins, acrobatic dusky dolphins and the familiar bottlenose dolphin. Follow marine biologists, Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, Dr. Bernd Würsig and Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, as they research the communication of wild dolphins with innovative scientific methods. From rarely seen fish-herding...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
173 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm
Description
This gorgeously illustrated book reveals the hidden world of some of the most mind-boggling insects. Divided into categorical sections like herbivores and predators, Bugs of the World includes beetles, wasps, bees, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, flies, crickets and grasshoppers, centipedes and millipedes, and more. Each of the 250 insects featured is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and facts about the creature, including...
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
70 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa where they meet up with wonderful wild animals, a very hungry warrior, and where they even solve a riddle.
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
191 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Packed with hundreds of creatures, every one is looked at in detail by a natural history expert. From the tiniest sponge to the largest elephant, all entries are gloriously illustrated in this spectacular celebration of life on Earth.
72) On the Wild Side
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
What drives people all over the world to hunt animals, often driving them towards extinction? How does hunting affect our relationship with nature and impact fragile ecosystems? And how do hunting lobbies influence law makers and the media? Through the personal story of one ex-hunter, ’ON THE WILD SIDE’ unites the global anti-hunting movement, while also providing an overview of hunting throughout history. Featuring interviews with activists,...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Marty battled with a heart condition that made her faint every day, until she met Adele, a cardiac alert service dog. As the time comes for Adele to retire, Marty struggles to let go of the constant companion who saved her life.
74) The Cove
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A team of activists, filmmakers, and freedivers expose a deadly secret hidden in a remote cove in Taiji, Japan. By utilizing state-of-the-art techniques, they uncover a horrible annual tradition of unparalleled cruelty. A provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery makes this an unforgettable and courageous story that inspires outrage and action.
75) Sharks of Hawaii
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Discover surprising facts about the sharks that call the warm waters near Hawaii’s islands their home. Meet the Whitetip reef shark, Whale shark, Tiger shark and more through the lens of remote sensor cameras and new drone technology.
76) See No Evil
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (69 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A film star, a linguist and a cripple – three very different elderly and retired apes, who have all led extraordinary lives at the hands of their human cousins. Looking back at their lifetime experiences as a performer, the subject of NASA experimentation and the recipient of language training, this poignant and poetic doc explores the fine line between us and them. Who is actually observing whom? And who is really learning from it?
77) Unchained
Publisher
Principal Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A documentary about the activism of Carol Buckley with elephants in captivity and how they are trained, forced to long working hours and living in a clearly improvable conditions.
78) Space Dogs
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Laika, a stray dog picked up by the Soviet space program on the streets of Moscow, became the first living being to orbit the earth when she was launched into space on Sputnik 2. Although Laika would not survive the journey, directors Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter trace the persistence of her memory and legacy into the present day. As the capsule containing Laika re-entered Earth’s orbit and began to burn up, the narrator announces “What had been...
79) Horse Tribe
Publisher
Vision Maker Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Legendary as one of America's greatest horse tribes, the 21st century Nez Perce decided to bring horses back to their land and lives with the unlikely help of a charismatic Navajo horseman, Rudy Shebala. His mentorship guides at-risk teenagers toward the strong medicine of horses, and his equine skills bring historic Nez Perce horse culture to modern renown. But his personal demons imperil both accomplishments. HORSE TRIBE is an epic story about...
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (60 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Get up close and personal with sharks, sting rays, and giant sea turtles, and witness to the unique bustle of activity that surrounds the coral reefs, including some of the ocean’s most unusual-looking sea creatures.
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