Mountains [streaming video] / a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; in association with the CBC ; BBC Education & Training.
This program starts with the birth of a mountain at one of the lowest places on Earth and ends at the summit of Everest. Features one of Earth's rarest phenomena, a lava lake that has been erupting for over 100 years. The same forces built the Simian Mountains where troops of gelada baboons live, nearly a thousand strong. In the Rockies, grizzlies build winter dens inside avalanche-prone slopes. Among other mountain-dwelling animals, also shows a snow leopard hunting on the Pakistan peaks, a world first.
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, Vanessa Berlowitz; 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: | Mountains > Zoology. Habitat (Ecology) Mountains. Volcanoes. Glaciers. Biotic communities. Animals. Natural history > Popular works. Cold regions. |
Genre: | Streaming videos. |