Sat, Jan 26, 2002
National Geographic Explorer goes to the Gobi desert in China to reveals the desert's secrets. Photographer George Steinmetz, writer Don Webster, and champion paraglider Alain Arnoux travel by foot, camel, and air to record the beauty of the Gobi's landscape and collect the stories of its people.
Sat, Aug 24, 2002
National Geographic Explorer travels to the wilds of Africa to examine the Nile crocodile one of the worlds most deadly and feared predators. Once almost decimated by hunters, the Nile has made an amazing recovery. The ancient species now rules the rules like the lions rule the savanna.
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Sat, Oct 26, 2002
National Geographic Explorer takes an up-close look at the largest hornet in the world Japanese giant hornet. The two-inch predator combines both power and aggression in its small form. It can call as many as forty honeybees in a minute. Their painful venom has even taken the lives of some human beings.
Sat, Nov 16, 2002
National Geographic Explorer takes an up close look at owl. It follows nature expert Fergus Beeley as he looks into why owl make such ideal nocturnal birds of prey. He also examines the fossil record to reveal that owls have been polishing their predatory skills for over 40 million years.
Sat, Nov 23, 2002
National Geographic Explorer followers oceanographer Robert Ballard as he searches for the wreckage of John F. Kennedy's PT 109 in the South Pacific. It also examines the heroic tale in which Kennedy struggled to save his crew after his boat was sunk during a collision with a Japanese destroyer. It also interviews two Solomon Islanders who helped to rescued Kennedy.
2002
Gary Scurka, a reporter with National Geographic, films the 2003 invasion of Iraq while embedded with 3rd battalion 4th Marines, India Company. The reporter and infantry are transported to each objective by an elite AAV unit, 1st platoon, Alpha Co. of the 3rd AABn. The film is an up-close look at events of the 2003 invasion right along side the devil dogs.