National Geographic Specials

1997

6 episodes · Feb 25, 1997

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  • S33E1

    Asteroids: Deadly Impact

    Feb 25, 1997

    Looks at the career of geologist Eugene Shoemaker, and how searching the sky for a cosmic bullet, it led to his discovery, with his wife Carolyn, of the famous Shoemaker-Levy comet and the confirmation of asteroid impact craters on Earth.

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  • S33E2

    Tigers of the Snow

    Apr 5, 1997

    Ventures into coastal Siberia to track down the Siberian Tiger.

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  • S33E3

    Volcano: Nature's Inferno

    May 19, 1997

    A firsthand look at volcanoes throughout the world.

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  • S33E4

    Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden

    Sep 27, 1997

    The Sonoran Desert's spectacular landscape supports a community of plant and animal life including the Saguaro cactus, nectar bat, and Gila monster.

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  • S33E5

    Spitting Mad: Wild Camel of the Andes

    Nov 30, 1997

    Looks at the dangerous existence of the Andean guanaco.

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  • S33E6

    Foxes of the Kalahari

    Dec 7, 1997

    Africa's Kalahari Desert is one of the harshest places in the world. When the desert dries out after the rainy season the bat-eared fox must outsmart hungry jackals, cheetahs, and lions for its next meal.

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