About this season
For decades, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.
Episodes (6)
1. Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Aired 25 February 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
Aired 5 April 1997
Ventures into coastal Siberia to track down the Siberian Tiger.
3. Volcano: Nature's Inferno
Aired 19 May 1997
A firsthand look at volcanoes throughout the world.
4. Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
Aired 27 September 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
Aired 30 November 1997
Looks at the dangerous existence of the Andean guanaco.
6. Foxes of the Kalahari
Aired 7 December 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.