National Geographic Documentaries
Season 1978
TV-PG
Go behind the scenes of life on our planet with National Geographic videos. Share the wonder of the natural world with educational animal videos for kids. Let National Geographic be your all-access pass with documentary videos about the U.S. State Department, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, or 9/11. Experience the past coming to life with culture and history videos, and engage more deeply with the present with science and nature.
Where to Watch Season 1978
3 Episodes
- The Great WhalesE2
The Great Whales“The Great Whales” features the leviathans in captivity, roaming the Pacific, and being hunted. Included: the birth of a killer whale at California's Marineland; the commercial slaughter of whales in the 19th and 20th centuries; and footage of 'singing' humpbacks off Maui. - The Living Sands of NamibE3
The Living Sands of NamibExplore the living sands of Namib, a remote coastal desert on the southwestern edge of Africa. Learn about the amazing survival techniques of the geckos, baboons and plants born in this forbidding desert, where years pass without rainfall on the scorching sands.