Rain forest / produced by the National Geographic Society and WQED Pittsburgh ; written, produced and photographed by David Hughes and Carol Hughes.
The tropical rain forests of the world are home to nearly half the animal species on earth - an estimated five million different life forms. More than 100 inches of rainfall each year sustain this lush environment, where some of the most fascinating examples of natural adaptation can be found. Journ...
Uniform Title: | National Geographic Society special.
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Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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Washington, DC :
National Geographic,
[2010]
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Series: | National Geographic Society special.
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | Video DVD |
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The tropical rain forests of the world are home to nearly half the animal species on earth - an estimated five million different life forms. More than 100 inches of rainfall each year sustain this lush environment, where some of the most fascinating examples of natural adaptation can be found. Journey to the dense rain forests of Costa Rica and watch as leaf-cutting ants carry sections of leaves many times their weight to underground fungus gardens, a basilisk lizard walks on water, and howler monkeys bask in the sun. Fascinating and thought-provoking, this film is an eloquent warning of the natural wonders we stand to lose on a world scale if human encroachment of the world's rain forests continues. |
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Note: | Title from container. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | QH541.5.R27 R356 2010 VideoDVD |
Credits: | Container mistakenly states running time as 50 min. |
System Details: | DVD ; region 1 ; Dolby digital. |
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Narrated by: Richard Kiley. |