New Episode Premieres Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 8pm on PBS http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/why-we-love-cats-and-dogs/introduction/4538/ Jim Nelson and Rene Agredano's dog Jerry was the CFO (Canine Fun Officer) in the business they ran from their home office. But when Jerry became ill,...
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Humpback whales form teams for cooperative feeding. One whale blows a ring of bubbles to corral the herring. Another whale gives a deep, long feeding call. Finally, each whale takes a giant mouthful of fish and water. Fellowship of the Whales premieres on PBS Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 8pm (ch...
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/drakensberg-barrier-of-spears/introduction/4592/ New Episode Premieres Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 8pm on PBS. Rising sharply from the South African landscape, cliffs like spines of a dragon form the majestic Drakensberg Mountains (their name actually mean...
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-loneliest-animals/introduction/4898/ In China, the last female rafetus turtle is about to be introduced to her new home at the Suzhou Zoo. She will take up residence in a divided breeding pond where - on the other side of a metal gate - the last male r...
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Using WPMU, WNET partnered with Tierra to launch 50+ non-blog sites supporting WNET television programming, reducing costs, improving traffic and streamlining their production across multiple Thirteen and PBS teams. This session covered the business objectives for the project, why WNET selected ...
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New Episode Premieres Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 8pm on PBS http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-wolf-that-changed-america/introduction/4260/ In 1893, a bounty hunter named Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to the untamed canyons of New Mexico on a mission to kill a dangerous outlaw. Feare...
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/american-eagle/introduction/4201 It's October in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, and the weather is mild. Waterbirds, about to leave for warmer regions to the South, are a temporary bounty for the bald eagles here. Migrant bald eagles from Canada join t...
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New Episode Premieres Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 8 p.m. on PBS http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clever-monkeys/introduction/3946/ Just how smart are monkeys? Their innate curiosity leads them to try new things, but it’s their culture — the passing of information from one gener...
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Mating is a high stakes proposition and there's no telling what females want and males will do. NATURE's new miniseries, "What Females Want and Males Will Do," is about the evolution of sexual strategies and what makes certain species winners and losers in the animal mating game. Courtship drives...
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/why-we-love-cats-and-dogs/introduction/4538/New Episode Premieres Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 8pm on PBS Some people are cat people, some are dog people. But regardless of which camp they fall into, most people are simply crazy about their pets. ...
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-wolf-that-changed-america/introduction/4260/ In 1893, a bounty hunter named Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to the untamed canyons of New Mexico on a mission to kill a dangerous outlaw wolf. Week after week, Seton tries new tactics to capture and kill...
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Andrea Bocelli grew up in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany, where his family still farms nearby. On the slopes of his ancient hill town, a special theater was constructed for a one-night-only concert of his greatest popular hits along with new songs performed to honor the occasion. Some famo...
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