The Great Courses teams up with the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, to take you behind the scenes of the animal world. This introduction to zoology brings you up close and personal with a breathtaking variety of animal species through the eyes of a trained zoologist. Throughout these lectures, you'll explore the fundamentals of zoology (including the relationship between genetics and environment), dive into the different...

"The first wildlife and nature series to focus exclusively on the wild animals and wild lands of North America ... the series featured footage of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects throughout the entire continent."--Container.

Join an epic adventure into the untamed grandeur of Alaska and embrace the spirit of the wild.

"The first wildlife and nature series to focus exclusively on the wild animals and wild lands of North America ... the series featured footage of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects throughout the entire continent."--Container.

Take a totally tropical trip to the rain forest and meet spotted jaguars, colorful poison-arrow frogs, slow-moving sloths, and loud-mouthed howler monkeys.

What better way to inspire interest in our national parks than with an interactive DVD on America's amazing wildlife. Over 150 species of animals are featured in the best collection of national park wildlife footage ever assembled on one DVD! From the Everglades to the Olympics, from the Grand Canyon to Glacier, kids of all ages can watch.

Features ten of National Geographic's award-winning nature and wildlife specials originally broadcast between 1994 and 2011.

Marc van Roosmalen is a biologist with a passion for primates. His love of monkeys has taken him on the adventures of a lifetime, to the little known forests of Brazil. Here he has found such unique diversity of life that he has become a professional species hunter, discovering, naming and reclassifying species. He has already named 20 new kinds of monkeys. He is now searching for large unknown mammals in the forest.

Serengeti shall not die follows the Grzimek's aerial census of wildlife in the Serengeti National Park. The film is widely credited with alerting the world to the plight of Africa's wildlife, as it brought to life the dwindling numbers of numerous species.

Examines the wildlife of India and the unique relationship between people and animals there. Includes segments on snakes, elephants, monkeys, and gharials. Visits the Temple of Karni Mata, which honors rats believed to be reincarnated children. Looks at the Festival of Nagapanchami, where people celebrate cobras.