National Geographic Specials - 1999

1 - Heroes of the High Frontier

Air Date: January 30, 1999

Looks at the brief history of rain forest research.

Air Date: February 13, 1999

Follows dolphins as they fight for mates, hunt food, and clash with other dolphin species.

Air Date: April 10, 1999

A look at one tigress's struggle to raise cubs and survive in the wild.

Air Date: May 2, 1999

Talks about understanding and surviving the lethal phenomenon known as the avalanche.

Air Date: October 3, 1999

Depicts the impact a hurricane had on California's marine mammals and kelp forests.

Air Date: December 22, 1999

Air Date: December 25, 1999

Off the coast of Israel, the oldest shipwrecks ever found in the Mediterranean offer clues to an ancient biblical civilization.

Air Date: December 26, 1999

Air Date: December 29, 1999