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Orphans of the Earth

How far, or perhaps how close, are the endemic leopard cats to life and death? This time, "Orphans of the Earth" joins three orphaned baby leopard cats and records how they have been looked after, trained, and released back to the wilds. This documentary also follows the first-ever release and trac

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Orphans of the Earth: Saving Formosan Black Bears
Dr. Mei-Hsiu Hwang started her research on the Formosan Black Bears 20 years ago in the Central Mountain Range and found out their secrets in the depth of the forests.
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Orphans of the Earth: Life and Death of Taiwan Leopard Cat
How far, or perhaps how close, are the endemic leopard cats to life and death? This time, "Orphans of the Earth" joins three orphaned baby leopard cats and records how they have be
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Orphans of the Earth - Elves of Taiwan: Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin
The film crew captured a rare humpback dolphin group and explored the root causes behind their dwindling populations. They followed researchers to Orchid Island, an outer islet of
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Orphans of the Earth - Elves of Taiwan: Taiwan Grass Owls
In Taiwan's southwestern badlands lives a very mysterious bird, the Taiwan grass owls. As of today, scientists are still unable to decipher its whereabouts and behaviors. Against a
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Orphans of the Earth - Elves of Taiwan: Formosan Pangolins
A pangolin is hunted every five minutes in the world on average; it’s the most seriously poached mammal on earth. The film crew followed Dr. Ching-Min Sun in his tracking for pango