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Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains

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Travel to the ice mountains of Chile to discover the secrets of the puma, the area’s biggest and most elusive predator. Discover how this mountain lion survives and follow the dramatic fate of a puma mother and her cubs. Narrated by Uma Thurman.

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Winter's Fortress | The Alps

Secrets of Marmot Hibernation

A family of marmots prepares for their upcoming hibernation in a den 6 feet underground. As they prepare for their 6-month sleep, marmots dramatically lower their body temperature and survive on their body’s storage of fat and water. They only wake once every 2 weeks ...

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The High Life | The Alps

Annual Alpine Frog Orgy

When the ice on high alpine lakes begins to break, brown frogs appear with a mission. In the hundreds, brown frogs rush to the water, as none want to miss their annual springtime mating ritual.

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The High Life | The Alps

Marmot Family vs. Deadly Eagle

Eight out of ten eagle kills are marmots, mostly youngsters. To protect her young, mother marmots are always on the lookout for deadly eagles.

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Winter's Fortress | The Alps

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In the second and final part of NATURE's miniseries "The Alps," experience the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps, shaped by snow blizzards and avalanches.

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The High Life | The Alps

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In Europe’s highest mountain range, discover how Alpine lynx, griffon vultures, ibex, crocuses, marmots and more face extreme seasonal fluctuations, from volatile thunderstorms and landslides of summer to avalanches and frozen temperatures of winter. In Part One of the miniseries "The Alps", enjoy the Alps ...

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Welcome to PBS Nature

Welcome to PBS Nature

NATURE is a voice for the natural world. As one of the most-watched documentary film series on public television, NATURE delivers the best in original natural history films to audiences nationwide.

Santa's Wild Home

Follow Thousands of Reindeer on an Epic Journey

Witness the mass migration of hundreds of thousands of reindeer. As the snow begins to thaw with the change of seasons, the reindeer need to reach their feeding grounds by the coast, before the snow gets too soft to run on.

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Santa's Wild Home

Why are Orcas Known as the “Wolves of the Sea”?

Orcas have a special way of hunting herring, through a quick turn and their powerful tails sending shockwaves through the water to stun the fish. Large shoals of herring gather in the winter months, and it’s not just orcas that take advantage of the feast.

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