Product Details

• Actors: Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, Joseph Campanella, Orson Welles, Richard Basehart
• Directors: Alexander Grasshoff, Aram Boyajian, Bert Haanstra, David Seltzer, Jack Kaufman
• Writers: James Lipscomb
• Producers: Al Giddings, Alexander Grasshoff, Bud Wiser, James Lipscomb
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• VHS Release Date: July 20, 1999
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792254775
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,507 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Dolphins are famous for their intelligent and playful ways, but perhaps less well known is their aggressive side. Dolphins: The Wild Side follows these mammals in the wild as they fight for mating rights, hunt for food, and clash with other dolphin species. Thanks to some brilliant underwater camerawork, we're treated to the sight of dolphins hydroplaning through 10 inches of water after fish, ramming one other in a quarrel over females, and evading a group of hungry orcas in Alaska. (Killer whales are actually part of the dolphin family, but they feel no compunction about feeding on their smaller cousins--not a scene for the squeamish!) But perhaps the most impressive part of this documentary are the scenes of a dolphin pod working in concert to trap a shimmering, mammoth school of sardines. Through calculated use of air bubbles, tail slaps, and sonic pips, the animals corral their prey and have a feast. The clever, and at times ruthless, nature of these mammals is on abundant display in this entertaining documentary. --Demian McLean

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amzing dolphins, July 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: National Geographic's Dolphins: The Wild Side [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is excellent. I greatly enjoyed watcing this. You get to learn about all kinds of dolphins. See how they live, mate, and hunt. A must see for all dolphin lovers. Learn and see how intelligent these animals are. They stick together like humans and cooperate. I loved this tape!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars National Geographinc the wild side, June 7, 2003

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This review is from: National Geographic's Dolphins: The Wild Side [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I found this video very knowledgeable and entertaining. I used it to teach a crash course on cetacean behavior to children grades 8-12 and they found it very enjoyable. It is filled with many interesting facts and great photography. It emphasizes the fact that although some cetacean species are "playful" they are wild animals and will react it ways necessary to their society. I would recommmend it to anyone.

1 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DOPHINS, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: National Geographic's Dolphins: The Wild Side [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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