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Expedition: Blue Planet Video The Expedition: Blue Planet will chronicle the interconnectivity of water. A key aspect of the project will be its ability to show how individual stories are part of the larger, universal story of an interdependent, global water ecosystem.Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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In the Field - Get background and updates on National Geographic projects as they are conducted throughout the world.
- 4 Steps for Explorers - National Geographic's Emerging Explorer Kira Salak offers advice for future explorers.
- A New Perspective on Trees - National Geographic's Emerging Explorer Mark Olson takes to new heights to learn more about trees.
- Adventures in Photography - National Geographic's Emerging Explorer Jimmy Chin skis and climbs his way towards great pictures.
- Animal Confrontations at Pete's Pond - From Pete's Pond in Botswana: an African fish eagle scares off a black-backed jackal while defending its fish; two waterbucks have a stand off, and the crocodile of Pete's Pond, also known as Fatty, gets himself an impala for dinner.
- Annie Belt Shares Stories - Annie Griffiths Belt explores the realities of having it all as she hits the road for National Geographic.
- Baby Animals of Pete's Pond - WildCam Africa has captured these sights from Pete's Pond in Botswana. Watch proud parents of baby baboons, elephants, and warthogs bring their young for a drink at the pond.
- Ballard "Titanic" Discovery NGLive! - Bob Ballard shares his stories of underwater exploration.
- Bear River Romp, McNeil River - This clip from McNeil River State Game Sanctuary shows footage from the field by Elizabeth Wasserman of the National Park Service. Two sub-adult bears practice their fighting skills, all in good fun of course, in McNeil River.
- Bear Scenes from Enders Island, McNeil River - This clip from McNeil River State Game Sanctuary shows footage from the field by Elizabeth Wasserman of the National Park Service. Here we see scenes from an active brown bear fishing area where brown bears bring their cubs to feed in the summer.
- Bears in the Berries, McNeil River, Alaska - This clip from McNeil River State Game Sanctuary shows footage from the field by Elizabeth Wasserman of the National Park Service. Here we watch as a mother rolls around in a field with her cub and then two older bears do the same.
- Botswana's Most Precious Resource - Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau and Onkokame Kitso Mokaila discuss the importance of protecting Botswana's natural resources.
- Brady Barr Shares His Croc Obsession - Join Dr. Brady Barr on his quest to understand some of the planet's most dangerous and endangered creatures.
- Chao Phraya Catfish - The chao phraya catfish, also known as the dog-eating catfish, can grow up to 9 feet long. This species is now extremely rare in the wild and in urgent need of study to assess its conservation status.
- Chasing Tornadoes - In the name of science, National Geographic's Emerging Explorer Tim Samaras gets close and personal with a tornado.
- Devotion to Cleaning Up the Ganges River - Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau speaks with Professor Veer Bhadra Mishra, founder of the Sankat Mochan Foundation, an NGO devoted to cleaning up the Ganges River.
- Elusive Tree Kangaroo Helped - February 5, 2008—Saving the unusual marsupial's habitat requires cooperation from everyone—right down to the rare animals themselves, scientists in Papua New Guinea find.
- Expedition: Blue Planet - The Expedition: Blue Planet will chronicle the interconnectivity of water. A key aspect of the project will be its ability to show how individual stories are part of the larger, universal story of an interdependent, global water ecosystem.
- Fish Thieves Take Rare Seals' Prey - November 19, 2007—As Hawaiian monk seals overturn rocks on the seafloor in their hunt for prey, fish follow the endangered mammals and steal their food, new research reveals.
- Ganges: Endangered Source - Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau examines the pollution problems of the Ganges from human and industrial waste.
- Geneticist Traces Journeys - Spencer Wells leads the largest genectic research project ever undertaken.
- Giant Freshwater Stingray - Unknown to science until 1990, the giant freshwater stingray is an elusive creature that inhabits deep rivers in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and northern Australia.
- Interesting Animal Behavior at Pete's Pond - WildCam Africa has captured these sights from Pete's Pond in Botswana. Watch as giraffes arduously reach down for a drink in the pond, and, a crocodile of Pete's Pond, nicknamed "Fatty," takes a big stretch on the bank.
- Life in the Slums of Delhi, India - In Delhi, India, Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau discovers one-third of the 17 million residents do not have access to city water.
- Love Your Mummy - National Geographic's Emerging Explorer Constanza Ceruti and Explorer-in-Residence Johan Reinhard discover one of the best preserved Incan mummies in the world.
- Mekong Giant Catfish - One of the largest fish in the world, the Mekong giant catfish grows to 10 feet and 650 pounds. Despite its size, it is a gentle giant that survives on a diet of plant matter and algae.
- National Geographic Bee Winning Moments - Experience some of the winning moments of the National Geographic Bee.
- National Geographic's Crittercam® - Experience the adventure of science through National Geographic's Crittercam®.
- Okavango, Botswana: Miracle of Water - Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau visits the largest inland delta on Earth.
- Photo Camp New York - Get a sneak peak at Photo Camp New York 2007, where teenagers, from a very special public high school documented their lives using cameras and guidance from a team of National Geographic photographers.
- Photo Camp Santa Monica - Find out how 20 students from EcoAcademy charter high school in Los Angeles got a unique opportunity to document and photograph the 24-hour Santa Monica Mountains BioBlitz while participating in Photo Camp Santa Monica 2008.
- Photo Camp Uganda - Get a sneak peak at Photo Camp Uganda 2006, where teenage refugees documented their lives using cameras and guidance from a team of National Geographic photographers.
- River Catfish Release - Biologist Zeb Hogan and his team have tagged over 3,000 river catfish individuals to learn more about their behavior.
- Swimming with Molas - National Geographic's Emerging Explorer Tierney Thys follows Mola fishes around the world.
- Tanneries and the Ganges River - Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau visits the tanneries in Kanpur that are polluting the Ganges with chemicals and waste.
- The Cats of Pete's Pond - This clip from Pete's Pond, Botswana, captures a rare glimpse of two big African cats resting in close proximity to each other. Both leopards and lions hunt mostly at night and use the heat of the day to recharge their batteries.
- The Cradle of Life - Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau visits with Map Ives, who has lived in Okavango, Botswana, for over 30 years.
- The Dogs of Pete's Pond - This pack of wild dogs is the newest addition to the wildlife community at Pete's Pond, Botswana. Highly social, the dogs are adjusting well to their new home and neighbors.
- The Genographic Project - Travel to Grand Central Station in New York City to meet four strangers with different backgrounds who discover they are more similar and more connected than you might think.
- The Giants of Pete's Pond - This clip from Pete's Pond, Botswana, captures a family of elephants. This clan includes a young calf, which was born only a few months ago. They are regulars at this watering hole and take their time to cool off.
- Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program - The endangered Matshie's tree kangaroo's habitat in Papau New Guinea is part of the country's first nationally designated conservation area.
- Wild Chronicles: DC Bioblitz - In 2007, National Geographic hosted the Rock Creek Park BioBlitz in Washington, D.C. Teams made up of biologists, families, school groups, youth groups, conservationists, and government leaders spent 24 hours combing the city's urban park.
- Wild Chronicles: Santa Monica BioBlitz - This marathon quest to find and identify every species that grows, crawls, hops, swims, slithers, or flies spanned more than 150,000 acres of public land north of Los Angeles.
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