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The Americas [videorecording] / Executive producer, Mike Gunton.

Summary:

The Americas explores the extraordinary worlds and wildlife of North and South America lands full of wonder and inspiring moments alongside the creatures that call them home. This incomparable series showcases "The Americas" using cutting-edge technology to uncover never-before-seen behaviors and highlight extraordinary, untold wildlife stories that will resonate deeply with audiences around the world. Five years in the making and filmed across 180 expeditions, this groundbreaking series reveals the spectacular landscapes of Earth's most diverse landmass the only one to stretch from pole to pole. With unprecedented scale and ambition, "The Americas" delivers remarkable world firsts: new species, intimate courtship rituals, dramatic deep-sea hunts, and some of nature's strangest stories including a frog that appears to defy death every day.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (444 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as a documentary television program in 2025.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. The Atlantic Coast -- Mexico -- The wild West -- The Amazon -- The frozen North -- The Gulf Coast.
Disc 2. The Andes -- The Caribbean -- The West Coast -- Patagonia -- The making of The Americas.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator: Tom Hanks.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Audio track in English, captions in English.
Subject: Animal behavior > North America.
Animals > North America.
Marine animals > North America.
Marine animals > South America.
Animal behavior > South America.
Animals > South America.
Wildlife conservation.
Western Hemisphere > Ecology.
Genre: Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nature television programs.
Wildlife television programs.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch BLU 591.91812 Ame 31681010451029 NFDVD In transit -


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