Kids

National Geographic: Really Wild Animals - Totally Tropical Rain Forest

Take a totally tropical trip to the rain forest and meet spotted jaguars colorful poison-arrow frogs slow-moving sloths and loud-mouthed howler monkeys - all captured by the world's finest filmmakers.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 727994573579

National Geographic: Really Wild Animals - Swinging Safari

Come along on a wild African safari and experience the amazing ways that animals like cheetahs crocodiles rhinos and elephants survive. Experience life in a lion pride what it's like to be a chimp and much more.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 727994573593

National Geographic: Really Wild Animals - Dinosaurs and Other Creature Featuress

Travel back to the days of raging raptors and the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex when dinosaurs ruled the earth! Plus see some of the world's creepiest creatures such as spiders ants dung beetles and more.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 727994573586

National Geographic - Really Wild Animals: Deep Sea Dive

Dive into fun and explore the world's oceans from surface to seafloor. Come face to face with great whales friendly dolphins scary sharks and all the ocean's amazing treasures.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 727994573562

National Geographic's Really Wild Animals Gift Set

Take a walk on the wild side and get ready to meet some of the most amazing animals to roam the earth with Spin, National Geographic's animated globe-on-the-go! Really Wild Animals is a fun-filled, award-winning children's series featuring amazing animals, original music videos and National Geographic's stunning cinematography to send children on wild adventures. 4 New DVDs include: - Deep Sea Dive - Totally Tropical Rainforest - Swinging Safari - Dinosaurs and Other Creature Features

National Geographic's Tigers of the Snow

Blake's words "Tyger, tyger burning bright" come alive in this lush documentary from National Geographic. Tigers of the Snow spotlights the Siberian Tiger, which once roamed over the wide ranges of northern Asia but now is limited to a tiny region on the Sea of Japan. Footage of their active muscles, their piercing eyes, their regal pelt, all attest to the beauty of a dying breed. Russian and American scientists have banded together to study the 300 remaining not-so-gentle giants in an effort to save them from extinction. You'll see these men and women track tigers from helicopters, brave a mother's fury to tag her young, and strive to breed them in captivity. The effort is Herculean, given the massive logging and rampant poaching which cuts down the population and the tigers' territory, but there is hope that we can educate the next generation to protect these beautiful animals and their environment while there's still time. After all, a planet without tigers would be a much poorer place, and Tigers of the Snow shows exactly what we'd miss. --Rob Lightner

Tigers of the Snow presents the beautiful one-hour program on these endangered animals from award-winning wildlife filmmaker Mark Stouffer; plus the bonus never-before-released half-hour program entitled Tiger's Eye; Siberian Tiger facts; an assortment of tiger photographs in the Photo Gallery; a map of the tigers' range in Siberia; a Siberian Tigers interactive trivia quiz; and trailers of other related National Geographic programs.

National Geographic Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring

The connection between National Geographic and The Lord of the Rings may seem tentative, but this illuminating TV special proves otherwise. While incorporating cast and crew interviews and film clips from director Peter Jackson's 2001 blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring, this hourlong documentary transcends timely opportunism to explore the myriad inspirations for J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy classic, beginning with the influence of Tolkien's idyllic childhood in rural England, which served as the model for Tolkien's threatened Hobbit paradise. Equally fascinating are the influence of Tolkien's experience in World War I, the "evil" of industrial development, and especially the influence of Anglo-Saxon poetry (notably Beowulf) and the mythology of the Finnish Kalevala, which formed the basis of Tolkien's elfish culture. Tolkien's passion for nature conservancy and cultural preservation is what ultimately serves the National Geographic agenda, but eloquent testimonials by archaeologists, anthropologists, and filmmakers make this a most agreeable hour of justified propaganda. --Jeff Shannon

National Geographic Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings explores throught provoking questions for viewers who want to go beyond the richly fanciful film into the world that started it all.

National Geographic - SuperCroc

Narrated by Sam Neill, National Geographic's SuperCroc is a crash course in all things crocodile. Although it's sure to appeal to those with an interest in prehistoric life, it's as much about the present as the past, since crocodilians still roam the earth and Sarcosuchus imperator wasn't much different--just a whole lot bigger (40 feet long). Paleontologist Paul Sereno would like to learn everything he can about the crocodile bones he has unearthed in the Sahara, so he and reptile expert Brady Barr travel the world in an attempt to re-create the life of the giant creature (animation also helps tell the story). The result is that Sereno is able to have a life-size model built. SuperCroc is a fascinating program that doesn't stint on details. Consequently, it isn't for the very young (6 or younger) as the footage of crocs chomping down on large mammals may prove disturbing. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

In the parched Sahara desert Dr. Paul Sereno uncovers the skull of a 10-ton giant SuperCroc the size of a school bus and one of the largest crocs to have lived. Sereno joins forces with reptile expert Dr. Brady Barr for an around-the-globe adventure-packed quest to flesh out this ancient 40-foot croc. Computer animation takes viewers back in time to see how SuperCroc might have lived and battled for its food.Running Time: 100 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 727994750093

Really Wild Animals: Polar Prowl

National Geographic Really Wild Animals - Awesome Animal Builders

There's no place like home, especially one you build yourself! Come see the construction sites where beavers, bears, and birds build their amazing animal abodes using their own "built in" tools.