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1) Birds
Publisher
Animalogic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Majestic, regal, and weird. Three stories about three species of bird that couldn’t be more different. The condor, the eagle, and the secretary bird - three birds you need in your life.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.
4) Luther: S3
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Idris Elba returns as John Luther, the near-genius detective waging his own war on crime. This series sees a twisted fetishist targeting young women in London. Luther is convinced the man will strike again, but when the detective is ordered to investigate another case, the chances of catching the killer start to fall. But Luther's biggest threat could be closer to home, when it emerges that his own colleagues are willing to break every rule in the...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Costa Rica’s motto is Pura Vida - Pure Life - and it boasts some of the most spectacular wildlife in the world. Venture across the nation’s rugged landscapes, from volcanic peaks to coastal jungle to misty cloud forests and get to know Costa Rica’s dazzling diversity of hummingbirds. Discover these astonishing little birds’ outsize ripple effects on macaws, quetzals, monkeys, tapirs and more.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Forty million years ago—long before birds, bats, or flying pterosaurs—the skies were dominated by insects. Unlike every other subsequent flying animal, insect wings did not evolve from modified limbs; insects kept all six limbs and added wings. Explore a variety of flying insects and learn the unique physiology that gives them such precise control and maneuverability in the air.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
So many animals rely on insects for food that most ecosystems would collapse without them. Birds alone consume almost 500 million metric tons of insects every year. Explore the relationship between insectivorous animals and their prey, as well as the 600 species of plants that also get in on the game. Of course, as you'll learn, the insects do not make it easy for them.