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A profile of one phenomenal teacher and his eager students who together touchingly demonstrate the power of education. Esquith turns the Asian-American and Latino children of a violence-stricken Los Angeles neighborhood to the wonders of Shakespeare.

Almost a century ago, paleontologists found the first hints of a monster even bigger than Tyrannosaurus Rex, perhaps the largest predator ever to walk the Earth: fossil bones from a dinosaur dubbed Spinosaurus. Bringing together experts in paleontology, geology, climatology, and paleobotany, this NOVA/National Geographic special brings to life the lost world over which Spinosaurus reigned more than 65 million years ago.

In this reality television show, 500 young people from Ireland and Australia apply for the chance to work with marine animals at Australia's Blue Zoo. Follow along as the 8 teenagers who are chosen learn the ropes, carry out their duties, and create a dolphin and seal performance.

Learn how nature and man have partnered to deliberately create new and specialized versions of "man's best friend".

A chance encounter with a young buck grows into a study of mule deer for the next seven years of Joe Hutto's life. Hutto dedicates himself to earning the trust of the deer by spending time with the herd every day for over two years. Eventually the keenly intelligent animals eventually accept Hutto as one of their own.

From its hot molten core to the mega sized waves battering its coast, Hawaii is an untamed and very wild bit of paradise that continues to transform itself and challenge expectations.

The world of penguins: Presents the life of penguins and how they solve the problem of living in two worlds, in the sea where they spend most of their lives swimming and feeding, moving so gracefully, and their return to land each year to breed and to moult. A sea otter story: warm hearts and cold water: The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a haven for orphaned otter pups where the staff teaches these pups the skills to survive in the wild. Explore with...

With stunning footage and cutting-edge technology, National Geographic explores the human body from the inside out as never before. In four classic programs, we'll look how our incredible human machine works from the miraculous in-utero development of a fetus to the mechanics of a beating heart, and from the formation of skin to the amazing way our complicated systems work together for sensing, adapting, reproducing, regenerating, and thinking. Programs...

Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest creatures on the planet. Using cameras able to capture over 500 images a second, the hummingbirds' magical world can finally be seen and appreciated. Nature reveals their stunning abilities as they have never been seen before. Narrated by F. Murray Abraham.

How did the human race populate the world? A group of geneticists have worked on the question for a decade, arriving at a startling conclusion: the "global family tree" can be traced to one African man who lived 60,000 years ago. Dr. Spencer Wells hosts this innovative series, featuring commentary by expert scientists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.