Morgan Freeman sees the oldest written depiction of the afterlife inside a 4,000 year-old Egyptian Temple. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get Season 1 of The Story of God: http://amzn.to/2gXx2ON ➡ Watch all YouTube clips here: http://bit.ly/WatchTheStoryofGod ➡ Get More The Story of God: http://bit.ly/NGStoryofGod About The Story of God: Today, …
Read More »5 Things You Need to Know About Death | Explorer
Meet five people who choose to live with death every day and want you to face your own mortality head on. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Explorer here: http://bit.ly/WatchExplorer ➡ Get More Explorer: http://bit.ly/MoreExplorer ➡ EXPLORER AIRS MONDAYS 10/9c. About Explorer: Explorer, the longest-running documentary series in …
Read More »Ivory-Like “Helmets” Are Driving These Birds to Extinction | National Geographic
The helmeted hornbill is a striking bird native to Southeast Asia. Intense poaching for its ivory-like casque—the helmetlike structure protruding from its bill—and loss of its tropical forest habitat have recently led the conservation status of this hornbill to make a rare jump from “near threatened” directly to “critically endangered.” …
Read More »The Armenian Massacre Still Haunts Its Last Survivors 100 Years Later | National Geographic
Starting in 1915, 500,000 to 1.5 million ethnic Armenians living in Turkey were killed or expelled from their ancestral lands, where they’d lived mainly peaceably with the Turks for centuries. Armenians call the slaughter genocide; Turks say it was the consequence of the larger war, in which many groups, including …
Read More »Highlights of Cute Baby Eaglets From D.C.’s Eagle Cam | National Geographic
Two eaglets recently hatched at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Known for now as DC2 and DC3, the bald eagle chicks have been enjoying their first meals of fish, which the parents have been taking turns collecting. The nesting pair, named “Mr. President” and the “First Lady,” had …
Read More »Luring in the Coconut Crab | Primal Survivor
Hazel sets traps to attract an enormous crab, called a coconut crab. This massive blue beauty is easily capable of clawing off one of his fingers, so he must handle with care. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. …
Read More »Running Without Sight and Winning Gold | Short Film Showcase
Cristian Valenzuela is a visually impaired Paralympic champion who won Chile’s first gold medal in 2012 for the 5,000-meter race. Production company Pudim follows Valenzuela as he trains with his guide runner and talks about his life up to this point. After losing his sight at the age of 12, …
Read More »Dogs: (Prehistoric) Man’s Best Friend | National Geographic
University of Alberta scientists have uncovered in Siberia prehistoric graves containing dog remains carefully buried with decorative mementos or alongside the canines’ human owners. The finds—dated to be 5,000 to 8,000 years old—reveal that dogs were held in high esteem even in ancient times and that humans used these animals …
Read More »Using Fire to Make Tools | The Great Human Race
Bill and Cat feed their animals, make pots, and build knives for their trip to a winter camp. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to …
Read More »Cave-Dwelling Giant Tortoises Are a Big Surprise | National Geographic
To get out of the midday sun, reptiles on the Indian Ocean’s Aldabra Atoll have a never-before-seen strategy for keeping cool. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets …
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