The Nature of Things · SEASON 12
The Harp Seal
Episode 5 · 1972-01-03
- Documentary
Episode overview
The life history of the seal, currently the object of the great spring seal hunt; the physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile migration from Hudson Strait to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and back. Also a look at the seal's unique adaptation for deep diving, currently under study by biologists at the University of Guelph in Ontario
Season 12 episodes
1. Banting, Best And Insulin1971-10-04
2. Cancer In Canada1971-10-11
3. Parkinsonism1971-10-25
4. The Fur Trade1971-12-13
5. The Harp Seal1972-01-03
6. Grouse Country1972-01-10
7. The Polar Bear1972-01-17
8. Lobsters and the Sea1972-01-24
9. Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami1972-01-31
10. The Blue Holes of Andros1972-05-15
