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Wonders of the wild

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Beary Tales

7pm BEARY TALES - Nature Documentary 

Vaclav Chaloupek is a Czech wildlife photographer and filmmaker living in the Bohemian Forest, a low mountain range that runs through Central Europe. When a forest ranger shows up at Vaclav’s home with a pair of orphaned bear cubs, he agrees to care for them, quickly becoming an experienced bear "mom" — bottle feeding goat milk and honey to the cubs and cleaning up the messes they create. The emotionally engaging documentary Beary Tales chronicles the gradual maturation of the bear twins as they flourish under Vaclav’s care: their first steps, early forest outings, and development from defenseless babies to cheeky, 135-pound teenagers. Using a well-balanced mix of factual information and charming scenes of the playful duo, the film deftly illustrates the specific complexities that arise when bear cubs are influenced by humans. 

 

 

 
8pm NATURE - Documentary 
 

SEX, LIES AND BUTTERFLIES - Exploring the abilities of butterflies, including their 360-degree infrared vision, camouflage, chemical weaponry and flight.

Butterflies have been making our planet more interesting and beautiful for more than 50 million years, and today a dazzling array of nearly 20,000 different species inhabit the globe. Nature: Sex, Lies and Butterflies follows the lives of these incredible and important insects from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to the emergence of the mature winged creature. This vibrant new Nature special explores the astonishing survival techniques of butterflies, including their 360° vision, deceptive camouflage, chemical weaponry, and fantastic flight across continents. 

Mia Laurenzo is a 35-year veteran of public television in Miami. She began her career learning every aspect of video production. Currently she is a writer, producer, on-air host and promotions coordinator for TV, radio and the web.  Her experiences include producing for a series, special events and historical documentaries.  As a native Floridian, she is a perfect fit for South Florida's Storyteller Station, WLRN.  She has produced several award winning, nationally distributed documentaries and is the recipient of three Suncoast Regional Emmys.  
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