Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Wgbh Boston
• VHS Release Date: October 13, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00004Y50G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,218 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Dive beneath the surface and explore the secret world of dolphins

Graceful, intelligent and playful, bottlenose dolphins are not only the friendliest wild animals, they’re also the most complex. With their easygoing nature, it’s easy to forget dolphins are wild animals. Now, after decades of long-term study in their native surroundings, researchers can finally share their fascinating findings regarding dolphins’ brainpower, society, evolution and striking human traits.

Did you know dolphins are one of the few animals that enter into political relationships? Or that male dolphins battle viciously for social and mating status? NOVA offers a rare glimpse into the private lives of dolphins with amazing scientific evidence collected over nearly 30 years. Visit a remote beach on Shark Bay off Australia’s western coast where wild bottlenose dolphins make a daily visit to swim, feed and mingle with people of all ages. Travel to Sarasota Bay, Florida and experience life in a remarkable "dolphin colony" that’s been tracked, tested and recorded over two decades and three generations. And enjoy this unprecedented look at the rarely seen underwater world of dolphins.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Tight, engrossing documentary, October 26, 2007

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Phil S. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nova: Private Lives of Dolphins [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Three decades of Dolphin movement are documented here by experts with great knowledge and sensitivity to the subject. The setting is Florida and the visuals are astonishing.
The tape seems to be carefully produced so as to educate and inform both novices and authorities.