Deserts

Attenborough, David, 1926- (Added Author). Cordey, Huw. (Added Author). Fothergill, Alastair. (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Discovery Channel (Firm) (Added Author). Nihon Hoso Kyokai. (Added Author). BBC Active (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Education & Training. (Added Author). BBC Bristol. (Added Author). Iris Education (Added Author).

Summary: Around 30% of the land's surface is desert, the most varied of our ecosystems despite the lack of rain. This program looks at deserts and their inhabitants all over the world. Saharan sandstorms reach nearly a mile high and desert rivers run for a single day. In the Gobi Desert, rare Bactrian camels get moisture from the snow. In the Atacama, guanacos survive by licking dew off cactus spines. The brief blooming of Death Valley triggers a plague of locusts 65 km wide and 160 km long. An aerial voyage over the Namibian desert reveals elephants on a long trek for food and desert lions searching for wandering oryx.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic
streaming video
remote
1 streaming video file (49 min.) : digital, col.
Publisher: Vancouver, BC : Advanced Education Media Acquisitions Centre, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on BBC in April 2006. On DVD cover: "BBC Active." Converted with permission from DVD videodisc to streaming video format, Jan. 26, 2009.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Eligible B.C. post-secondary institutions only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer, Huw Cordey; series producer, Alastair Fothergill.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, David Attenborough.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available as a DVD.
Original Version Note:	Originally published: London: BBC Bristol, BBC, 2006. 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Flash Player 9.0 or above.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Streaming rights expire 2014-01-04.