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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 - 8:00 PM
"Born Wild: The First Days of Life"
Nature follows the dangerous first few days after birth of several species, from marmoset to moose to elephant and gorilla. The result is a film of miniature drama and huge spectacle, and comes to some surprising conclusions about human beings. G
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NEXT EPISODES
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Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 - 1:00 AM
"Fellowship of the Whales"
A female is born to a humpback whale in the waters of Hawaii; cameras follow the pair for the youngster's first year. From Hawaii, they travel to summer feeding grounds in the cold seas off Alaska's southeast coast. The youngster meets danger and friends, learns lessons she will need as an adult. When mother and offspring return to Hawaii, the young whale is ready to set out on her own. G
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Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 - 8:00 PM
"The Cheetah Orphans"
Veteran filmmaker Simon King takes on the role of mother to two cheetah cubs, Toki and Sambu, orphaned when their mother was killed by a lion. It is a two-year emotional rollercoaster of terrifying danger and intimate moments of cheetah life. G
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Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 - 1:00 AM
"The Cheetah Orphans"
Veteran filmmaker Simon King takes on the role of mother to two cheetah cubs, Toki and Sambu, orphaned when their mother was killed by a lion. It is a two-year emotional rollercoaster of terrifying danger and intimate moments of cheetah life. G
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Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 - 1:00 AM
"The Cheetah Orphans"
Veteran filmmaker Simon King takes on the role of mother to two cheetah cubs, Toki and Sambu, orphaned when their mother was killed by a lion. It is a two-year emotional rollercoaster of terrifying danger and intimate moments of cheetah life. G
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Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 - 8:00 PM
"The Desert Lions"
In the mid-1980s, carnivore specialist Philip Stander first observed a population of lions hunting sea lion on Africa's wild and forbidding Skeleton Coast. They carried their kill miles inland in the Namib Desert. After seeming to disappear for two decades, the lions re-appear, and Stander is determined to learn their story. G
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Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 - 1:00 AM
"The Desert Lions"
In the mid-1980s, carnivore specialist Philip Stander first observed a population of lions hunting sea lion on Africa's wild and forbidding Skeleton Coast. They carried their kill miles inland in the Namib Desert. After seeming to disappear for two decades, the lions re-appear, and Stander is determined to learn their story. G
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Sunday, Dec 6, 2009 - 1:00 AM
"The Desert Lions"
In the mid-1980s, carnivore specialist Philip Stander first observed a population of lions hunting sea lion on Africa's wild and forbidding Skeleton Coast. They carried their kill miles inland in the Namib Desert. After seeming to disappear for two decades, the lions re-appear, and Stander is determined to learn their story. G
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Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 - 1:00 AM
"The Dragon Chronicles"
Reptile expert Romulus Whitaker puts a bit of history together with documented science and some compelling contemporary reports and sets off to find out where the dragon myths may have come from. He encounters lizards large and small that can breath life into medieval legends even today. G
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Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 - 8:00 PM
"Shark Mountain" Underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall have spent 25 years diving and documenting the most remote and beautiful underwater locations, always learning something new about the fantastic creatures that live there. Yet even these remote places and creatures are at risk in today's world, and being able to share their experiences with the rest of us is increasingly important to the Halls, and to us. They take us along on the dive of a lifetime, to a tiny outpost 300 miles off the coast of Central American - Shark Mountain. D
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