At Devil's Hole, a deep aquifer-fed pool, a tiny fish has survived for thousands of years. But now, the Devil's Hole pupfish may be in trouble.
Sep 1st, 2009 | 5 comments | 5,500 Views
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Life in Death Valley: Video: Devil’s Hole Pupfish
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Sharkland: Introduction
(Airs Sunday, August 23) Explore a haven for some of the most extreme underwater predators.
Aug 5th, 2009 | 15 comments | 17,668 Views
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Superfish: Introduction
(Airs Sunday, July 19) Marine biologist Rick Rosenthal set out to capture on film the biggest, fastest, most dangerous gamefish in the sea -- the ancient creatures known as billfish.
Jul 17th, 2009 | 32 comments | 20,428 Views
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Superfish: Video: Behind-the-Scenes Challenges
Rick Rosenthal discusses the challenges he faced during the two-year process of making Superfish.
Jul 17th, 2009 | 6 comments | 5,775 Views
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Superfish: A Warning to Seafood Lovers
High concentrations of mercury, a neurotoxin that can damage developing brains in fetuses, are found in some kinds of popular fish such as albacore tuna.
Jul 15th, 2009 | 8 comments | 6,631 Views
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Superfish: Video: Sailfish Nursery
Rick Rosenthal has a face-to-face encounter with a baby sailfish that emerges from the darkness.
Jul 13th, 2009 | 4 comments | 7,503 Views
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Kalahari: Video: Fish Eagles Dueling
Fighting for their food, the fish eagles lock talons in a dizzying display. But landing in the water puts one eagle in grave danger.
Mar 12th, 2009 | 2 comments | 2,806 Views
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The Venom Cure: Video: Cone Shell Conotoxins
A textile cone hunts other snails. Its proboscis contains a harpoon, loaded with a powerful venom called conotoxin. It paralyzes its prey so it can be sucked from its shell and devoured.
Nov 27th, 2008 | 2 comments | 3,946 Views
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Symbiotic Strategies: Video Segments: The Secret World of Sharks and Rays
Excerpts from NATURE examine interrelationships between sharks and other species in the marine ecology. Human impact in the ecosystem includes the shark fin industry.
Jul 15th, 2008 | 7 comments | 11,115 Views
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Video-Enhanced Lesson
Symbiotic Strategies: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson focuses on symbiosis and ecological relationships. Using sharks and marine species as examples, students will investigate the many ways that species that live in close proximity to each other might interact in an ecosystem, and will then explore the ways that ecosystems can be thrown out of balance, often as a result of human action. (Grades 9-12)
Jul 15th, 2008 | 0 comments | 7,540 Views
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