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National Geographic Explorer investigates a growing controversy in connection with pet ownership rights. It is legal to own big cats like lions or tigers in most US states which often ends in tragedy for the owner, the pet or a bystander.
Up to 30 feet long, today's giant snakes are as big as they've ever been and their appetites may have never been bigger. Over 100 teeth, 300 vertebrae, 600 ribs, and 10,000 muscles work together to form nature's most elegant predator. Now, National Geographic debunks the myths and reveals the startling truths of the Super Snake.
National Geographic takes you inside the secretive underworld of the Yakuza, Japan's infamous organized crime syndicates.
Explorer goes around the world to look at the biology and behavior of big cats including lions, tigers, leopards, and cheetahs.
Methamphetamine is one of the hardest drugs to quit. Its abuse is ravaging rural communities and cities alike. NGC correspondent Lisa Ling goes inside this global epidemic to find out what makes meth so addictive and destructive.
Sex tourism may be one of Thailand's most profitable industries. Many of the foreign men who enter the country as tourists come for sex the demand is high, and the market is massive.
The naval base at Guantanamo Bay secured a place in the annals of history when the first wave of detainees from America's War on Terror – men dubbed "the worst of the worst" – arrived in 2002. The goings-on inside the wire encircling this highly classified camp have been a closely held government secret — until now. National Geographic exclusively captures day-to-day life in the most famous prison in the world.
During an excavation on an island off of Venice, explorers discovers a mass gravesite of what seem to be victims of the black death in the 16th century. One unusual skull caught their attention. There was a brick shoved into the skull's mouth. Top Italian Forensics investigates why.
Go undercover with National Geographic correspondent Lisa Ling as she journeys into mysterious and reclusive North Korea. Posing as part of an international medical team, Lisa and her camera crew and reveal the extraordinary, hidden face of this insular, little-known place, from the powerful control Kim Jong II exerts over his people to the military powder keg of life along the heavily armed demilitarized zone. Filmed against the politically charged backdrop of North Korea's nuclear ambitions, inside North Korea is a fascinating search for the truth, and a mutual understanding, inside one of the most isolated nations on earth.
Meet the scientists, adventurers, and engineers who are determined to launch a mission to Europa - and follow them through the challenges, frustrations, and triumphs that come with planning a distant mission to an alien world. Through CGI and quests to the edge of our planet, National Geographic goes on a journey to an alien moon to answer the basic question: are we alone in the universe?
A look at the background for Tolkien's mythology, hence the movie's mythology.
