National Geographic Specials

1997

1997 · 6 episodes

Episodes

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   1. Asteroids: Deadly Impact

   25 Feb 1997

   Looks at the career of geologist Eugene Shoemaker, and how searching the sky for a cosmic bullet, it led to his discovery, with his wife Carolyn, of the famous Shoemaker-Levy comet and the confirmation of asteroid impact craters on Earth.

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   2. Tigers of the Snow

   5 Apr 1997

   Ventures into coastal Siberia to track down the Siberian Tiger.

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   3. Volcano: Nature's Inferno

   19 May 1997

   A firsthand look at volcanoes throughout the world.

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   4. Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden

   27 Sept 1997

   The Sonoran Desert's spectacular landscape supports a community of plant and animal life including the Saguaro cactus, nectar bat, and Gila monster.

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   5. Spitting Mad: Wild Camel of the Andes

   30 Nov 1997

   Looks at the dangerous existence of the Andean guanaco.

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   6. Foxes of the Kalahari

   7 Dec 1997

   Africa's Kalahari Desert is one of the harshest places in the world. When the desert dries out after the rainy season the bat-eared fox must outsmart hungry jackals, cheetahs, and lions for its next meal.