NOVA · SEASON 12
In the Land of the Polar Bears
Episode 4 · 1985-02-05
- Documentary
Episode overview
A rare look at the beautiful and desolate Wrangel Island-a Soviet possession 300 miles off the coast of Alaska-as seen through the eyes of Soviet Filmmaker and naturalist Yuri Ledin. Wrangel Island is not only the home to Siberian snow geese, polar foxes and Walruses, but serves as the world's largest denning area for Polar bears.
55 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines1985-01-15
2. Global Village1985-01-22
3. Conquest of the Parasites1985-01-29
4. In the Land of the Polar Bears1985-02-05
5. AIDS: Chapter One1985-02-12
6. The Shape of Things1985-02-19
7. Baby Talk1985-02-26
8. The Mathematical Mystery Tour1985-03-05
9. Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities1985-03-12
10. Monarch of the Mountains1985-03-19
11. The National Science Test II1985-10-08
12. Seeds of Tomorrow1985-10-15
13. What Einstein Never Knew1985-10-22
14. The Robot Revolution?1985-10-29
15. The Magic of Special Effects1985-11-05
16. Child Survival: The Silent Emergency1985-11-12
17. Tornado!1985-11-19
18. The Genetic Gamble1985-11-26
19. Animal Architects1985-12-03
20. The Plane that Changed the World1985-12-17
