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Season 17

Season 17

December 22, 1976·8 épisodes
Épisodes · 8
E1

Noah's Park

The work of a group of naturalists who are attempting to create a refuge for biblical animals by restocking a park with species inhabited land in Bible times.

Dec 22, 1976
E2

The Invisible Reef

Through the use of micro-photography, viewers are afforded a look at the unique way in which a reef is formed through a complex system of natural recycling.

Dec 29, 1976
E3

Newborn

A study of the capabilities that are innate to a newborn baby in the first week after birth.

Jan 5, 1977
E4

The Mind's Eye

A look at the work of scientists who are exploring regions of the brain by examining its relationship to the visual system.

Jan 12, 1977
E5

Children of the Buffalo

A study of the Todos tribe of India, their polyandrous marriage rituals and their unusual funeral rites. The Todos spend their lives tending the buffalo and everything they do revolves around this animal.

Jan 19, 1977
E6

The Gabra

The Gabra is a tribe of 24,000 people who live in the harsh terrain on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. They may be the only non-Muslim, camel raising society left in the world. Their lifestyle is cruel, filled with age-old rituals and beliefs.

Jan 26, 1977
E7

When The Wind Blows

A look at the uses man has made of the wind, from sailboats to windmills to modern turbines for generating electricity.

Feb 9, 1977
E8

Funk Island

Shows some of the species of seabirds to be found on Funk Island, situated 40 miles east of Newfoundland, which is a breeding ground of more than one million seabirds, and stresses the need for their protection against man.

Feb 16, 1977