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This program from the acclaimed PBS Nature series, "Forces of the Wild," focuses on the seasonal cycle of nature, beginning with spring's return of life to the planet. Uses natural history footage, computer animation, and time-lapse sequences to explain universal concepts. Narrated by James Earl Jones.
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Fletcher the fox is excited to greet the spring and all it has to offer. As he tumbles into the orchard to celebrate the coming of spring, he is alarmed to see white flakes surrounding him. He thinks it is snow, and he hurries to tell his friends that spring is not here quite yet. Fortunately, the bunnies hop into the orchard to see the snow for themselves, and all the animals get a wonderful surprise. Based on the children's book by Julia Rawlinson.
Moko is an explorer. As he travels the world continent by continent, he makes many friends and discovers many natural phenomena which sometimes delight him, and other times scare him. Each animated episode recounts an adventure and takes an "original story" approach to explaining these natural phenomena. In this episode, Moko learns about water tables and how streams develop. During the dry season, the river level drops and the remaining water turns to mud. He can't swim or drink the water. A man with a strange stick points the stick to the ground, and when Moko digs down there, water gushes out! Moko learns that even if no rain falls, Mother Earth could still be generous if you know the right way to ask her.
A young boy and his dog decide they have had enough of winter, so they plant a garden. They watch and wait until all the brown starts to become a hopeful shade of green, a sign that spring may finally be on its way. Based on the book by Erin Stead.
Experience a spring awakening in the Sonoran desert. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
For nearly 40 years, Dr. Ellen Ketterson and her research team from Indiana University have been studying juncos in the mountain forests of Virginia. This segment introduces viewers to the junco, the researchers, and the core methods they use to study birds. Set in field, lab, and aviary locations, one landmark study is highlighted in detail: a long-term field experiment investigating the complex effects of the hormone testosterone on behavior, physiology, and evolutionary fitness. Part of Ordinary Extraordinary Junco (Chapter 2).
May Day is a celebration of the arrival of spring. Communities host festivals with food and dancing around a maypole. Part of the “All About the Holidays” series.
The project is called VORTEX2. For five weeks in the spring of 2009, and again in spring 2010, 100 researchers and scientists from 16 universities deployed about 40 vehicles armed with high tech equipment to measure and probe tornadoes and tornado development.
Singers try to sing into a pipe and find certain notes are impossible to sing, even for professionals. Why does this happen? The answer is resonant frequencies. Part of the "Physics Girl" series.
Where do baby animals come from? What do they look like? A family visits a farm in spring and learns the answers. Shows a duckling hatch and a lamb and calf being born. Viewers decide which creatures are born from eggs and which are born live. Later that spring, the family has a new baby.
Scientists investigate the microbes found in Yellowstone National Park hot springs, geysers, and other pools of water. Micro life is thriving in the extreme environments of the hot springs, and microbiologists believe the diversity of life found at Yellowstone will aid in studying life beyond our planet. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
The hydrilla, a non-native invasive plant species, is overtaking Florida's Wakulla Springs, threatening many species that call the waterway home. The hydrilla has such a stranglehold on the springs that its aggressive growth cycle has made it impossible to totally eradicate. Instead efforts are being made to control the plant's growth in an effort to stop its encroachment into Florida's northern panhandle. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Every year, hundreds of millions of people voluntarily turn their lives upside down by setting their clocks forward one hour in the spring and back one hour in the autumn. This is mandated by the government and varies depending on where one lives. However, individuals are beginning to ask if the supposed advantages for springing forward and falling back still hold up? Part of the “It’s Okay to Be Smart” series.
The area of Southern Washington State around the Mount St. Helens Volcano has been nearly devoid of life since the 1980 eruption – making it a biology lab like no other as scientists observe it springing back to life. The regenerating ecosystem offers biologist John Bishop of Washington State University in Vancouver a chance to study what happens as the mountain springs back to life. Bishop and his team are learning that recovery of an ecosystem is unpredictable and fragile, particularly by observing the impact of a small invader species insect from the weevil family.
The search is on for a legendary Australian snake that ancient stories describe as the creator the earth. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Marine biologists spend years trying to perfect a technique to help rescue one of the biggest creatures on the planet: the right whale. Then, oil washes ashore during a spill, and rescuers spring into action to save hundreds of sea turtles. Part of the "Sea Rescue" series.
The gardeners work to prepare the orchard. They manage the orchard through all the seasons to ensure the best quality of fruit in the spring and summer. Part of the "Four Seasons in the Garden" series.
Scientist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) conduct health check-ups on a group of manatees. The scientists conduct their research at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge to help further their population research on marine life in the Three Sisters Spring.
An abandoned baby manatee is discovered at Blue Spring State Park in Alabama, and it takes team work to rescue and rehabilitate her. Next the SeaWorld's wild life rescue team is called to save two gulls tied together with fishing line.
The bugs have their own language, and they use it to describe the new plant they have found. They watch the plant grow and change through the seasons. They celebrate as it blooms in the spring, and everyone leaves when winter arrives and the plant dies. Based on the book by Carson Ellis.
