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December 22, 1976

Season 17

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01. Noah's Park

The work of a group of naturalists who are attempting to create a refuge for biblical animals by restocking a park with species inhabited land in Bible times.

December 22, 1976
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02. The Invisible Reef

Through the use of micro-photography, viewers are afforded a look at the unique way in which a reef is formed through a complex system of natural recycling.

December 29, 1976
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03. Newborn

A study of the capabilities that are innate to a newborn baby in the first week after birth.

January 5, 1977
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04. The Mind's Eye

A look at the work of scientists who are exploring regions of the brain by examining its relationship to the visual system.

January 12, 1977
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05. Children of the Buffalo

A study of the Todos tribe of India, their polyandrous marriage rituals and their unusual funeral rites. The Todos spend their lives tending the buffalo and everything they do revolves around this animal.

January 19, 1977
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06. The Gabra

The Gabra is a tribe of 24,000 people who live in the harsh terrain on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. They may be the only non-Muslim, camel raising society left in the world. Their lifestyle is cruel, filled with age-old rituals and beliefs.

January 26, 1977
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07. When The Wind Blows

A look at the uses man has made of the wind, from sailboats to windmills to modern turbines for generating electricity.

February 9, 1977
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08. Funk Island

Shows some of the species of seabirds to be found on Funk Island, situated 40 miles east of Newfoundland, which is a breeding ground of more than one million seabirds, and stresses the need for their protection against man.

February 16, 1977