Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304474571
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,614 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Journey to the tiny island of Siarau on the northwest coast of Borneo, where a tidal mangrove forest survives. Caught between land and sea, the forest and its creatures have adapted in bizarre ways to the daily flooding of their habitat. Tree roots grow above ground in search of oxygen; mudskipper fish have evolved without lungs and can live out of water; and the highly adaptive proboscis monkey is a skillful swimmer and climber. Experience a saltwater wilderness still untouched by man in CREATURES OF THE MANGROVE.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous lesson in mangrove forest ecology, June 5, 2001

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G. Angell (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic's Creatures of the Mangrove [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Having just returned from a trip to Borneo, I can credit this video with the inspiration to go, and with providing much background information on what I saw. At Bako National Park in Sarawak, the rangers even show this video in the Information Centre! As with most National Geographic titles, the footage is beautifully captured, and the incredible sounds (birds singing, water flowing, silence) of the jungle and mangrove are captured to a stirring effect. The video also guides the viewer through the stages of the day in a mangrove swamp, since the tides are an integral and strong current in the whole equation. From top to bottom, the forest canopy is covered, and the viewer is left with a general understanding how and why the mudskipper needs the fiddler crab needs the macaque needs the proboscis monkey needs the mangrove tree. At the end, it is noted that we humans need the mangrove too, as a reminder that all ecologies are ultimately and intimately connected.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An exhilarating experience into the unknown, June 24, 2000

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Jason Bechen (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic's Creatures of the Mangrove [VHS] (VHS Tape)

National Geographic's Creature's of the Mangrove is a feature that will take you into the most beautiful sceneries in the entire world. You will experience a guided tour through the jungle and safari, you will see animals you have never seen before. So if you want the thrill of your life buy this movie!