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Creature Clip: Syrian Brown Bear

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Creature Clip: Syrian Brown Bear Rare

Premiered August 01, 2017
Creature Clip: Syrian Brown Bear

The last Syrian brown bear was spotted in its namesake country more than 50 years ago.

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Meet the weta, a big flightless grasshopper-like creature.
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Creature Clip: Weta

Scientists in New Zealand are working to save this curious-looking bird from extinction.
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A Kākāpō Love Story

Meet Sirocco, a rare kākāpō and the only one with its own Twitter account!
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Creature Clip: Kākāpō

Nabire passed away just days after her photo shoot with Joel Sartore.
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Creature Clip: Northern White Rhino

This rare Persian leopard was the 5,000th entry in Joel Sartore's Photo Ark.
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Creature Clip: Persian Leopard

Watch Joel Sartore's photoshoot with the rowi kiwi.
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Creature Clip: Rowi Kiwi

The last Syrian brown bear was spotted in its namesake country more than 50 years ago.
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Creature Clip: Syrian Brown Bear

Travel with Joel Sartore to Budapest, Prague, and New Zealand.
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Meet Alisha Sherriff, caretaker to Sirocco, a kākāpō.
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RARE Heroes: Alisha

Joel Sartore and Tracey Dearlove go in search of a rare rowi kiwi.
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Searching for the Rowi Kiwi

About the Program

Rare

RARE: CREATURES OF THE PHOTO ARK travels with renowned photographer Joel Sartore as he photographs at-risk and rare species in the wild, in zoos, in nature preserves and explores his Photo Ark initiative. This captivating and visually stunning PBS special reveals why ensuring species’ future matters to us all.

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