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- Their empire stretched from Ecuador all the way to Chile. Only 40,000 strong, they ruled ten million subjects and created one of history's greatest civilizations. But with one quick blow, the Spanish brought this mighty empire to its knees. it is one of the most dramatic and poignant stories in history. Unfortunately, the drama unfolding today is as disturbing as that which played out 500 years ago. As archaeologists struggle to understand and preserve what remains of a great culture, tomb looters and the forces of "progress" are pushing it ever closer to extinction. Across Peru, the past is colliding with the future as the demands of a growing population threaten to destroy its precious heritage. From high atop remote Andean peaks to just below a dusty shantytown on the outskirts of Lima, archaeologists are racing against time to preserve the legacy left by their ancestors.
- The habitats and living conditions of two Western Lowland male Gorillas, Ivan in Tacoma, Washington, and Wilie B, in Zoo Atlanta are presented in this documentary. Ivan was moved from Tacoma to Zoo Atlanta.
- The Secret Life of Cats takes a whimsical but tough look at the darker side of our feline companions and their impact on wildlife throughout the world. From the county parks of Miami to the outback of Australia, domestic cats and their feral cousins are stalking some creatures to the brink of extinction. In the time it takes to watch this film, cats in the US alone will catch as many as 100,000 small mammals and more than 300,000 birds. "It's 9pm. Do you know where your kitty is?"
- Every day, somewhere in the world, an archeological site is looted, often with an eye to find antiquities to sell in the big money market for Ancient Art. This program weaves a mystery story of one work of ancient Egyptian art, looted and smuggled from Egypt, shipped through Europe and eventually sold in the United States. Based on a six-month investigation of New York Times reporters Martin Gottlieb and Barry Meier, Stolen Treasures explores how this object passed through the shadowy world of the antiquities underground. As the story is told, we meet some of the world's most notorious smugglers and learn how easily looted art can be had for a price. In 1994, workers in the Nile river town of Akhmim - one of the oldest cities in Egypt - unearthed ancient relics while digging the foundation for a multi-story building. One of the relics was a precious funeral stele, or headstone, dating from 600 BC. By law, a discovery like this must be reported to Egyptian authorities for study and proper excavation. But knowing that would shut down their project, the builders instead turned to one of Egypt's most infamous antiquities smugglers. To get the precious antiquity out of Egypt, this smuggler turned to British art restorer Jonathan Tokeley-Parry, who has made several trips to Egypt over the years to smuggle artifacts out of the country in his luggage. In order to find a buyer for these objects, Tokeley-Parry needed a fence to market and sell them. He found a co-conspirator in New York dealer Frederick Schultz. Schultz would send Tokeley money to buy antiquities in Egypt, which Schultz would then sell from his posh gallery in midtown Manhattan. But just as the two men were set to smuggle out the funeral stele from Akhmim, Scotland Yard got word of Tokeley-Parry's antics and closed in on him. Tokeley-Parry was convicted of illegal smuggling and sentenced to six years in prison. Frederick Schultz faced a jury in New York and was also convi
- National Geographic TV special follows elephant keeper Charlie Gray in Canada, bat keeper Sue Barnard in Georgia, big cat keeper Jack Castor in California, former zookeeper Margaret Cook searching for those animals she raised as babies who were sold by the zoo to private owners, Texas zookeeper Michele Whitehouse, zookeeper Tony Garel in Belize, endangered snail keeper Quentin Bloxam in the Bailiwick of Jersey, SeaWorld orca whale keeper Sharon Veitz, rhinoceros keeper Andy Lodge, and rhinoceros sanctuary founder Anna Merz.
- "The Last Frog" is a love letter to the frog- and a strange and unnerving murder mystery. Starring our amphibious friends, the drama is supported by a cast of scientific experts and devotees frantically trying to unravel the disturbing puzzle behind the curious decline of frogs.
- Interviews with a select few who were able to make it out of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Includes a man and his support dog, a woman who is rescued out of the smoke, and a cameraman,
- Individuals care for a population of once-captive chimpanzees that scientists used for research.
- There is a great deal we can learn from our fellow creatures. Their understanding of the world pre-dates our own, and carries with it extraordinary abilities to heal, communicate, and transform our lives.
- A story of the interconnection of life: NATURE discovers how the plummeting number of horseshoe crabs affects the red knot, a tiny bird.
- Learn how large-scale die-offs of frogs around the world have prompted scientists to take desperate measures.
- NATURE explores the unusual problems created as the struggle to give Asian elephants a home is fought worldwide.