Fresh water [streaming video] / a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; in association with the CBC ; BBC Education & Training.
Fresh water defines the distribution of life on land. This program follows the descent of rivers from their mountain sources to the sea. flies inside the Grand Canyon, and explores the wildlife in the world's deepest lake. Among other footage, captures: a showdown between smooth-coated otters and mugger crocodiles; deep-diving long tailed macaque monkeys; massive flocks of snow geese on the wing; and, a piranha frenzy in the world's largest wetland.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (48 min.) : digital, col.
- Publisher: Vancouver, BC : Advanced Education Media Acquisitions Centre, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally broadcast on BBC in March 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, Mark Brownlow; 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. |
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Subject: | Freshwater ecology > Zoology. Rivers > Zoology. Lakes. Habitat (Ecology) Biotic communities. Animals. Natural history > Popular works. |
Genre: | Streaming videos. |