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Nature
Phantom of the Forest
Season 12
Episode 6
The British Isles are restoring their great forests, and with them the largest of the world's true hawks the goshawk. Extinct in England for a 100 years, this short-winged bird of prey is the top predator in its environment, but it still needs protection from man. This secrecy surrounding the reintroduction of these birds meant that the location of the 2-year-long film was classified information
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The loneliest animals are the most endangered species on the planet.
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It is the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs.
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Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, is the world's most active volcano.
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Relationships with cats and dogs are some of the longest and most intimate of our lives.
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In the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa, eland make a remarkable journey of survival.
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Skunks seem to know their power as they navigate the margins of our world.
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Ancient maps and legends tell of dragons in our world. Where did these stories come from?
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In 1893, a bounty hunter journeyed to New Mexico on a mission to kill a dangerous outlaw.
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In the 1960s, the bald eagle became an emblem of environmental degradation.
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Dive into undersea canyons to observe powerful Marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish.
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Male animals will stop at nothing for the right to mate with a female.
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The behavior of female animals.