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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The animals in Botswana have developed their own ingenious strategies to survive and further their bloodlines. From creating the very land they call home, each creature has tricks and skills to build the structures that keep them alive. Those who are successful will bring up baby in one of the most unforgiving wildernesses on earth, teaching them all the skills they will need to survive.
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
This amazing series showcases the strangest, freakiest, weirdest, and just plain "out of this world" behaviors in the animal kingdom. From animals that develop their babies in their mothers back skin; to strange adaptations that enable creatures to survive in extreme environments; to alien-looking body parts and camouflage, this series will cover it all. Each episode focuses on a single environment (land; sea; air).
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Based on the life of King George III, this is the story of royal intrigue, sexual indiscretions, backstairs plotting and a battle for power between Parliament and the throne, all occurring while the King is being treated for an unknown mental illness.
4) Hamlet
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Publisher
Distributed by VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1659 and after a shipwreck, the sole survivor, Robinson Crusoe, is washed ashore on a deserted tropical island. Suddenly faced with a hostile and unknown wilderness, he carves out a life for himself with his bare hands. Remarkably, he learns how to survive the maddening absence of human companionship and intense loneliness. An amazing story about the human spirit's ability to endure what seems like insurmountable challenges.
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