CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD POLAR BEARS / WOLVES IN JOHANNESBURG

CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD - POLAR BEARS / WOLVES Synopsis: Across the world scientists, activists and biologists dedicatetheir lives to studying some of the worlds rarest, mostendangered species. Through years of close observation theseindividuals, often working against traditional scientific thought,have come to understand their animals better than anyone.They are the CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD. POLAR BEARS weigh pounds, polar bears are the lords of the ice-creatures perfectly adapted to the harshest and most unforgiving climate in the world.Biologist and photographer Dr. Dan Guravich has dedicated himself to capturing this creature’s magnificence on film. The Canadian-born photographer, who makes his home in Mississippi, has made over 50 trips to the Arctic to practice his art. Through his dramatic photos, Guravich has profoundly influenced our understanding of these mysterious animals. WOLVES The Wolf was once the most widely distributed land mammal in the world, and reigned in the most of the northern hemisphere. As the human race pushed back the frontiers the animals feared and loved to hate, that man made it into a myth and legend. They were driven from the land, now it’s only the wildest and most remote wilderness that hears the haunting call of the wolf.     Starring: In Association With Discovery Channel   Category: Documentary, Wildlife   Age Restriction: ALL AGES