Car-L meets the lions
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"Car L" meets the lions. The remote controlled 4x4 camera buggy gets up close and personal as it is stalked by this curious pride of lions in Botswana.
TED - Underwater astonishments
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David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
Killer Whales in Boat Wake
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Rich & Laura Howard celebrated their 20th Wedding Anniversary in La Paz Mexico at Costa Baja Resort/Spa. Their dive with the friendly resident sea lion colony was interrupted when whales dropped by.
Flying Eagle Point Of View Video is a Rush
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What do you get when you combine a lightweight, high-definition GoPro camera and an eagle? One of the best YouTube videos I've seen all year. At one point in your life, you've likely seen a bird flying and wondered what it would be like to have the opportunity to soar. This POV is likely the best we'll get to experiencing that rush. This particular video was shot in Chamonix near the Mer De Glace (Sea of Ice) - the longest glacier in France.
Giant Ant Hill Excavated
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A giant ant colony is pumped full of concrete, then excavated to reveal the complexity of its inner structure.
Fog rolling over Long Range Mountains Canada
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Fog rolling over the long range mountains and burning off as it moves over Lark Harbour, west coast of Newfoundland
Nature's 3D Printer: MIND BLOWING Cocoon in Rainforest
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What is your theory about why there are holes in the cocoon?
Fish With Transparent Head Filmed
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For the first time, a large Pacific barreleye fish - complete with transparent head - has been caught on film by scientists using remotely operated vehicles at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The deep-sea fish's tubular eyes pivot under a clear dome.
Killer Cone Snails
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You'd think a snail wouldn't be much threat in the sea, but the cone snail proves deadly to unsuspecting fish.
Face-Off With a Deadly Predator
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Paul Nicklen describes his most amazing experience as a National Geographic photographer - coming face-to-face with one of Antarctica's most vicious predators.
FLIP marine research vessel
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The FLIP (FLoating Instrument Platform) is a research vessel that can rotate to a vertical position. It is currently owned by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Patagonia ambassador Kimi Werner strives to find her place in the ecosystem.
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In Variables, Patagonia ambassador Kimi Werner strives to find her place in the ecosystem. She treads the line between predator and prey - eventually discovering balance in an unlikely place.
Birds-of-Paradise Project
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This fall, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Geographic are bringing the Birds-of-Paradise Project to the public. Get an advance look now...and witness diverse strategies of evolution at work and experience one of nature's extraordinary wonders - up close.
CHASING ICE captures largest glacier calving ever filmed
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On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet, 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water.
GoPro HD: Avalanche Cliff Jump with Matthias Giraud
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Skiers Matthias Giraud and Stefan Laude try to outrun a massive avalanche in the French Alps. The only problem? Their escape route.
Spider That Builds Decoys
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First video released of new spider that builds decoys of other spiders!
Amazing Avian Evolution
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All 39 species of New Guinea's spectacular birds of paradise have now been captured on film by renowned photographer Tim Laman and ornithologist Ed Scholes.
World's Deadliest: King Cobra
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When this poisonous monarch comes out to hunt, the whole forest steers clear. Until a rat snake blunders into its path... and gets swallowed alive!
The kakapo : A rare Bird
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The kakapo is a large, flightless parrot from New Zealand and one of the rarest birds of all, with only 124 individuals alive today. The main reason for its decline is predation by introduced mammals, particularly feral cats.
Tornado Crosses Kansas Highway
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Video of a strong tornado crossing State Highway 4, just north of Langley, Kansas, southwest of Salina, Kansas on April 14, 2012. Tim Samaras is a National Geographic Explorer and severe storms researcher.
First underwater panoramas in Google Maps
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We've added the very first underwater panoramic images to Google Maps, the next step in our quest to provide people with the most comprehensive, accurate and usable map of the world. With these vibrant and stunning photos you don't have to be a scuba diver-or even know how to swim-to explore and experience six of the ocean's most incredible living coral reefs. Now, anyone can become the next virtual Jacques Cousteau and dive with sea turtles, fish and manta rays in Australia and Hawaii. Check it out