"This fascinating and dramatic collection of portraits reveals birds of prey as we rarely experience them: intimate and up close, photographed in Traer Scott's signature style, twenty-eight different species are represented, from the familiar to the exotic and endangered: hawks, owls, falcons, vultures, a bald eagle, a kestrel, a Mississippi Kite, and many others. Joining the full-grown birds are charming vulture and owl babies. These remarkable avians...

Raptors, also known as birds of prey, are among the world's best hunters. Buzzards are one of them. Covers species such as the European buzzard, honey buzzard, and more. Discusses buzzards' appearance, hunting habits, predatory behavior, and nesting. Readers walk away knowing how to identify buzzards and other raptors in the wild.

Explains the behaviors and characteristics of different predatory creatures, including birds of prey, wolves, snakes and reptiles, wild cats, and insects.

"Their roster has included the likes of Black Canary, the Huntress, Harley Quinn and Batgirl. Fearsome fighting females who combat the carrion infesting their city. Watch the Birds of Prey soar. A high-tech hazard threatens the streets of Metropolis, and a mob boss recently "promoted" is to blame. As the Birds lose control of the situation, Metropolis's other hero warns Oracle about her future in the City of Tomorrow. Then Oracle delves into the mystery...

Examines the ultimate fighters of the Jurassic period, the gigantic beasts that stalked the earth millions of years ago. Some of these dinosaurs were larger than seven-story buildings and hunted their prey with strategy and cunning, transforming the prehistoric world into a battlefield. The temperature, terrain, and innate sense of the opponent's weaknesses and strengths all played a role in how each dinosaur planned its attack. Paleontologists are...

An injured red-tailed hawk can no longer fly free, but her instinct to become a mother is so strong that she adopts and raises two abandoned red-shouldered hawks in this true and heartwarming story of interspecies friendship.

"Vina, une élève surdouée, est exclue du lycée pour avoir menacé un camarade. Sa mère, bouleversée, l'emmène se réfugier dans les Vosges, chez son grand-oncle. L'adolescente est très vite intriguée par cet homme mystérieux, qui communique avec les rapaces. À mesure que les liens se tissent, chacun dénoue les secrets de l'histoire familiale. Mais pour se libérer des fantômes qui les hantent, tous devront affronter leur culpabilité....

In 2002, the discovery of a beautiful and bizarre fossil astonished scientists and reignited the debate over the origin of flight. With four wings and superbly preserved feathers, the 130 million-year-old creature was like nothing paleontologists had ever seen before. In this program, NOVA travels to the Chinese stone quarry where the fossil was discovered - a famed fossil treasure-trove - and teams up with the world's leading figures in paleontology,...

Where the red fern grows: A young Oklahoma boy uses his own savings to buy two hunting dogs, which he grows to love. The legend of Wolf Mountain: Kerrie, Casey and John have gotten themselves into a bit of trouble. First, they were sent home from school and then they were accidentally kidnapped by a pair of ex-cons! The proud rebel: John Chandler is traveling the country with his son, David, and their sheep dog, Lance, in search of a doctor who...