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The Serengeti rules Cover Image DVD DVD

The Serengeti rules [videorecording] / a production of HHMI, Tangled Bank Studios and Passion Planet in association with Sandbox Films, Thirteen Productions LLC and WNET ; producers, David Allen, Gaby Bastyra ; director, Nicolas Brown.

Brown, Nicolas Roether, (television director.). Carroll, Sean B. Serengeti rules. (Added Author). Carroll, Sean B., (screenwriter.). Estes, J. A. (James A.), 1945- (commentator.). Excell, Jaime, (commentator.). Kriek, Greg, (commentator.). Lopez, Ashlyn, (commentator.). McCrae, M., (commentator.). Newport, Jonathan, (commentator.). Nugent, Samantha, (commentator.). Paine, Robert T., 1933-2016 (commentator.). Power, Mary E., (commentator.). Scott, Campbell, (narrator.). Sinclair, A. R. E. (Anthony Ronald Entrican), (commentator.). Terborgh, John, 1936- (commentator.). Unwin, Ty, (composer.). Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (production company.). Passion Planet (Firm), (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). Sandbox Films, (production company.). Tangled Bank Studios, LLC, (production company.). Thirteen Productions, (production company.). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), (production company.).

Summary:

Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531710934
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (55 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Based on the book 'The Serengeti rules' by Sean B. Carroll."
"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.
"Described video (for the visually impaired) is available as a secondary audio track"--Container.
Title from container.
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Nature.
Program content: ©2019.
Widescreen (16x9).
Formatted Contents Note:
Special features: Otters and orcas : an Alaskan mystery -- Bob Paine tribute -- Jim Estes portrait -- John Terborgh portrait -- Mary Power portrait -- Tony Sinclair portrait.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music composer, Ty Unwin.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Campbell Scott ; commentator, Bob Paine, Matthiesen McCrae, Jim Estes, Jaime Excell, John Terborgh, Jonathan Newport, Mary Power, Ashlyn Lopez, Samantha Nugent, Tony Sinclair, Greg Kriek.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Described video for the blind and visually impaired.

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Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cookstown Branch. (Show)

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