Ocean Adventures: Sea Ghosts

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Nature Documentary hosted by Anne Heche and Jean Michel Cousteau, published by PBS in 2008 - English narration

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There are places on this planet where it is a marvel that anything survives. But in the cold Arctic waters of the far north, the sea is alive with sound. The canaries of the sea are singing. They are beluga whales, named from the Russian word for "white ones." Belugas are an evolutionary surprise -- a warm-blooded mammal in a numbingly cold sea. Resembling curious ghosts, these intelligent mammals use one of the most complex sonars of any animal. Belugas inhabiting Cook Inlet, close to Anchorage, were added to the list of endangered species in October 2008. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated that a decade-long recovery program had failed to ensure the whales' survival. The relationship between people and belugas is ancient. For more than 4,000 years, hunters of the north have depended on these whales for their own survival in a land with little to offer. These traditional cultures have now partnered with scientists and modern technology to protect the beluga, which in turn, ensures their own future. Yet these efforts are only a small part of the story as new discoveries have raised troubling questions about the health of belugas and their long-term survival. Their world is now ground zero for climate change, and what threatens them is not confined to the Arctic, it's global. What lies ahead for the beluga could become prophesy for many species everywhere, including our own. A Co-Production by Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society and KQED Public Broadcasting

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L3.1
Video Bitrate: 3 367 Kbps
Video Resolution: 1280x720
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 29.970 fps
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 384 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 6
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 53mn 58s
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.41 GB
Source: HDTV (Thanks to TrollHD)
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