Natural World S08E10 · The Taming Of The Ewe

Overview

Explores how man has exploited the natural behaviour of the dog to control sheep, examining the dog's instincts and ways of ensuring sheepdogs do not attack their flocks by bringing them up from pups alongside sheep. The future of sheep farming and experiments are also considered.

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3. 3 3. Gran Paradiso1989-10-15Documentary on the national park of Gran Paradiso in the Italian Alps, focusing on the imbalance in the fauna which inhabit the area.
4. 4 4. Fear Of The Wild1989-10-22Documentary on the ways man has devised of coping with a fear of dangerous animals. Questioning whether this reaction is a throwback to a time when they were a real threat.
5. 5 5. Splashdown: A Diver's Natural History1989-10-29Splashdown is a diver's natural history of Britain and Eire - showing the amazing abundance and variety of our often threatened, yet rarely seen marine flora and fauna. Auks that '
6. 6 6. Island In The Air1989-11-05Looks at the isolated Bale highlands in south-west Ethiopia, preserved as a National Park, considering some of the animals, foliage and humans that live there, and also its importa
7. 7 7. Amazon, the Flooded Forest (1)1989-11-19The first of two films about the Amazon basin with its immense river system and vast rainforests. Every year for six months, the Amazon floodplain is entirely submerged, forcing re
8. 8 8. Amazon, the Flooded Forest (2)1989-11-26The second of two films about the Amazon Basin, with its immense river system and vast rainforests. Looks at the species of wildlife that inhabit the region after the flood waters
9. 9 9. A Tramp In The Darien1989-12-03Naturalist and writer Jonathan Maslow treks through one of South America's last great wildernesses, looking at the nature, wildlife, environment and indian tribes in the area.
10. 10 10. The Taming Of The Ewe1989-12-10Explores how man has exploited the natural behaviour of the dog to control sheep, examining the dog's instincts and ways of ensuring sheepdogs do not attack their flocks by bringin
11. 11 11. Under The Ice1989-12-17Program looking at the world and life forms found under the ice in the seas of the Antarctic.
12. 12 12. The Sisterhood1990-01-07Richard Goss spent 18 months in the isolated heart of the Okavango Delta in Botswana, sharing in the nocturnal lives of a clan of spotted hyaenas. The film documents the lives of t
13. 13 13. Erin Through The Mists Of Time1990-01-14From the arrival of the first people 9,000 years ago through the coming of Christianity and beyond, myths and legends have enriched the reality of Erin's wildlife. Seen through the
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15. 15 15. Haida Gwai - Islands Of The People1990-01-28An exploration of the seas, forests, and wildlife of Haida Gwai, the name given to the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada, by the Haida Indians, from the viewpoint of the Haida people
16. 16 16. La Loire Sauvage1990-02-04About the River Loire and the campaign for and against the government plans to build a dam across the Loire.