(Airs Sunday, July 12) Intelligent, adaptable and fierce, the polar bear learned how to survive in a place that offers few comforts to any creature.
Jul 10th, 2009 | 25 comments | 22,586 Views
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Arctic Bears: Introduction
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Arctic Bears: Video: Polar Bears Make a Difficult Decision
As Arctic winters warm, polar bears are faced with a troubling situation.
Jul 9th, 2009 | 22 comments | 10,126 Views
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Video-Enhanced Lesson
Chain Reaction: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson will challenge students to design and conduct scientifically valid experiments to evaluate hypotheses regarding an animal’s expected behavior in response to changes in its environment. (Grades 9-12)
Oct 22nd, 2008 | 0 comments | 5,779 Views
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White Falcon, White Wolf: Arctic Diary: Tracking Wolves: Introduction
Read the field diary of pro explorer Jim McNeill, written during the expedition on Ellesmere Island in preparation for the filming of NATURE's "White Falcon, White Wolf."
Oct 18th, 2008 | 0 comments | 4,157 Views
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White Falcon, White Wolf: Introduction
On a remote Arctic island, a breeding pair of gyrfalcons and a pack of Arctic wolves struggle to raise their young as nine months of snow and ice melt away.
Oct 16th, 2008 | 54 comments | 14,491 Views
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White Falcon, White Wolf: Musk Ox of the Arctic
Perfectly adapted to their Arctic habitat, musk ox have a winter coat that is eight times warmer than sheep’s wool. Still, musk ox face many dangers.
Sep 20th, 2008 | 5 comments | 3,699 Views
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White Falcon, White Wolf: Surviving Winter on Ellesmere Island
To survive in harsh winter conditions, animals on Ellesmere must develop special adaptations to stay warm, conserve energy, and find food in a barren world.
Aug 17th, 2008 | 9 comments | 4,326 Views
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White Falcon, White Wolf: Arctic Diary: Tracking Wolves: Thursday, June 21: Arrival in Ellesmere
The plan was for Harry and me to carry out reconnaissance on Ellesmere Island, one of the most northerly islands in the Canadian High Arctic.
Aug 17th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,249 Views
(4 votes) Loading ...White Falcon, White Wolf: Additional Web and Print Resources
View additional resources, online and in print, for NATURE's "White Falcon, White Wolf."
Jul 17th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,554 Views
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Video-Enhanced Lesson
You’re as Cold as Ice!: Lesson Overview
In this video-enhanced lesson, students will learn how glaciers and glacial movement have affected the Earth through a series of Web interactives and hands-on activities. (Grades 9-12)
Jul 15th, 2008 | 3 comments | 5,078 Views
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