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Scientist Profile - Jim Estes

Jim Estes got his start as an ecologist by chance. Half a century later, his research on sea otters is heralded as a classic case study on keystone species.
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Remarkable Rabbits
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The Serengeti Rules
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The Serengeti Rules
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How Starfish Changed Modern Ecology
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Gaining Vision Underwater
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How Wildebeest Saved the Serengeti
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Scientist Profile - Jim Estes
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Scientist Profile - Mary Power
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Scientist Profile - John Terborgh
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Scientist Profile - Bob Paine
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Scientist Profile - Tony Sinclair
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Otters & Orcas: An Alaskan Mystery
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NATURE - Season 38
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Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Extreme Lives - S42 E10

From snowy owls in the high Arctic to honey buzzards raiding hornet nests in Taiwan, a look at the extreme ways raptors conquer the toughest habitats on Earth.

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Season of the Osprey - S40 E2

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Follow the struggles, failures and triumphs of a single osprey family. Ospreys are unique among raptors for their ability to hunt live fish and dive into water.

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Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons - S42 E11

Grizzly 399 attempts to raise an unusually large litter in Grand Teton National Park, becoming a hopeful symbol of the survival and preservation of wildlife.

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Saving the Animals of Ukraine - S42 E12

Anton Ptushkin documents the work of Ukrainian citizens in rescuing and caring for the pets and zoo animals abandoned during the war in Ukraine.

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Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors - S42 E9

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Woodpeckers: The Hole Story - S41 E3

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Remarkable Rabbits - S37 E14

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Equus: The Story of the Horse "Chasing the Wind" - S36 E9

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Equus: The Story of the Horse "Origins" - S36 E8

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