PRODUCT SUMMARY
Discover how water ecosystems provide shelter and food for a variety of species, and affect surrounding landscapes. Filmed in high definition, these episodes include:
Disc 1 -- A World of Water
Dive into the ocean to learn about the diverse and colorful marine life forms in A World of Water. Discover the secrets of the ocean through coral reefs and tropical rain forests. Next, learn about the phases of the water cycle in The Wandering Water, and find out how pure mountain water is produced in Where Water Is Born. Then, in Liquid Roads, visit the brooks, streams and gullies that contribute to the food chain. View the creatures that also play a role in the food chain, including water snakes, fish-eating birds, polecats and raccoons. Finally, explore rivers as a force of nature in The Quiet Flow.
Disc 2 -- Soup of Life
Learn about the 40 percent of species that exist in freshwater ecosystems in Soup of Life. Dark Water looks at the water sources and life found in labyrinths and rocky mountain tops. Explore the water ecosystems found in troughs and wells in Useful Water, and discover how water plays a key role in the lives of several animals and plants in Water's Skin. View how plants and animals adapt to the changing seasons and the harshest environments in Protective Water.
Disc 3 -- Jungle Water
Experience the uniqueness of rain forest ecosystems, as well as the animals, plants and water that exist there in Jungle Water. Borrowed Water looks at wetlands such as ponds, pools and lagoons. See the camel, the Saharan sparrow, the thorny-tailed lizard and other adaptable creatures that exist in the Sahara and Patagonia deserts in Fleeting Water. Then, discover the secrets of mangroves and the creatures that inhabit the ecosystems in Salt Forests.
Disc 4 -- Extreme Water
Meet the creatures that thrive in salt mines, salt marshes and salt flats in Extreme Water. Learn how the fresh and salt water mix of estuaries provides food for living things in Kingdom of Tides. Explore how land crabs, penguins, hermit crabs, elephant seals, sandpipers and other creatures navigate between land and sea in The Frontier at the Sea. Witness how some creatures survive along rocky coastlines in On the Seaside.
Disc 5 -- The Big Blue
Take a journey to the open ocean to find sea turtles, whales, sharks, jellyfish and more in The Big Blue. Under the Sea reveals the survival secrets of catfish and sea urchins, while In Sight of the Coast explores the competition between Earth's cliffs and the sea for space. Get a glimpse into the beauty of coral reefs in The Underwater City, and learn how the animals in this ecosystem hide from predators.
Disc 6 -- Water's Pulse
Water's Pulse investigates the problems of pollution, uncontrolled fishing and other factors affecting the ecosystems and species. Uncertain Water raises awareness of climate change and global warming with the extinction of the golden toad. Find out more about how the overheating of the atmosphere is hurting the water cycle. Scientists and representatives from the World Wildlife Fund and the United Nations offer testimony on the threats to water in Water's Voices. Finally, go behind the scenes in Making Of as the series' creators travel to caves, glaciers, deserts and jungles to tell the story of water and its impact on life.
