National Geographic Specials - 1997
1 - Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Air Date: February 25, 1997
Looks at the career of geologist Eugene Shoemaker, and how searching the sky for a cosmic bullet, it led to his discovery, with his wife Carolyn, of the famous Shoemaker-Levy comet and the confirmation of asteroid impact craters on Earth.
2 - Tigers of the Snow
Air Date: April 5, 1997
Ventures into coastal Siberia to track down the Siberian Tiger.
3 - Volcano: Nature's Inferno
Air Date: May 19, 1997
A firsthand look at volcanoes throughout the world.
4 - Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
Air Date: September 27, 1997
The Sonoran Desert's spectacular landscape supports a community of plant and animal life including the Saguaro cactus, nectar bat, and Gila monster.
5 - Spitting Mad: Wild Camel of the Andes
Air Date: November 30, 1997
Looks at the dangerous existence of the Andean guanaco.
6 - Foxes of the Kalahari
Air Date: December 7, 1997
Africa's Kalahari Desert is one of the harshest places in the world. When the desert dries out after the rainy season the bat-eared fox must outsmart hungry jackals, cheetahs, and lions for its next meal.