The BEST episodes written by John Rubin
#2 - Raptor Force
Nature - Season 25 - Episode 8
Humans have had a unique relationship with raptors for centuries. Now, using the tricks of raptors, engineers have devised fighter jets with unprecedented maneuverability and stealth. In Raptor Force, you’ll learn the secrets of these astonishing aerialists, and how they’ve mastered, more than any other type of bird, the art of soaring.
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#3 - American Eagle
Nature - Season 27 - Episode 3
Following their protection as an endangered species, bald eagles have come roaring back. But even in the best of times, life in the wild is a surprisingly tough struggle.
#4 - Is That Skunk?
Nature - Season 27 - Episode 6
We find them in the evening digging through our garbage, hiding under our houses, or walking through our yards, streets, and parks. Skunks seem perfectly adapted to life around us. But we are less comfortable around them, for fear of their potent spray. As we expand our urban areas, many skunks find themselves increasingly unwelcome neighbors. It seems everyone has their own skunk story. But what do we really know about these infamous black and white creatures?
#5 - What Darwin Never Knew
NOVA - Season 36 - Episode 17
NOVA takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, and from the Cambrian explosion of animal forms half a billion years ago to the research labs of today. Here scientists are finally beginning to crack nature’s biggest secrets at the genetic level. And, as NOVA shows in this absorbing detective story, the results are confirming the brilliance of Darwin’s insights while exposing clues to life’s breathtaking diversity in ways the great naturalist could scarcely have imagined.
#6 - The Living Weapon
American Experience - Season 19 - Episode 11
The history and ramifications of biological weapons and the stand the United States took in ending further research.
#7 - Yellowstone - Realm of The Coyote
Explorer - Season 1998 - Episode 1
Danger in Yellowstone for a young outcast coyote! When a young coyote is cast out by his pack, he must learn to survive in a wilderness both beautiful and treacherous...Yellowstone National Park. As Cain the coyote's journey unfolds, he'll encounter a large cast of wildlife characters in what has been called America's own Serengeti. Set against the natural beauty of Yellowstone's changing seasons, from the steamy geysers in winter to the raging fires of summer, Cain's yearlong adventure of hardship and triumph will culminate in a final life-or-death confrontation with his original pack. In this remarkable film from National Geographic, you'll experience nature as never before in YELLOWSTONE: REALM OF THE COYOTE.
#8 - Ape Genius
National Geographic Documentaries - Season 2008 - Episode 5
As new research continues to reveal that apes are smarter than previously thought, NOVA explores just what separates humans from the great apes.
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