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Up Close and Dangerous Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2006 - 2009
Episode 1
Sperm Whales, Hippopotamus, and the Copper Shark
Sat, Oct 7, 2006 30 mins
Tony Miller films a sperm whale off the coast of New Zealand; Alex Wills uses remote-controlled cameras to film dangerous African animals. Also: a sardine run off the coast of South Africa.
Episode 2
Sloth Bears, Great Whites, and the Giant Pacific Octopus
Sat, Oct 7, 2006 30 mins
Gordon Buchanan films sloth bears in Sri Lanka's Yala National Park; filmmakers Ron and Valerie Taylor rescue a great white shark; Danny Mauro tangles with a giant Pacific octopus near British Columbia.
Episode 3
The African Elephant, Polar Bears and Buffalo
Sat, Oct 14, 2006 30 mins
Camera operator Peter Coleman films African elephants in the 70mm IMAX format; as filmmaker Adam Ravetch chronicles polar bears, one attacks his Inuit guide; filmmaker Sophie Darlington tracks lions.
Episode 4
Reef Sharks, Komodo Dragons and the White Rhino
Sat, Oct 14, 2006 30 mins
Wildlife filmmaker Mike Bhana finds himself threatened by sharks in the Bahamas. Also: Komodo dragons stalk photographer Paul Donovan; a rhino charges a camera operator.
Episode 5
Leopard Seal, Lion and Humboldt Squid
Sat, Oct 21, 2006 30 mins
Filmmaker Goran Ehlme befriends a leopard seal, but it starts to bring him penguins as gifts; camera operator Adrian Warren is trapped in his truck by a pair of lions; underwater cameraman Scott Cassell tangles with a Humboldt squid.
Episode 6
Humpback Whales, Lowland Gorillas, and Leopards
Sat, Oct 28, 2006 30 mins
Filmmaker Tina Dalton's inflatable boat carrying is trapped in the middle of male humpback whales during breeding season; cinematographer Dieter Plage stands his ground with 500-pound male gorillas; a leopard suddenly attacks director Judith Curran.
Episode 7
Great Whites, Saltwater Crocs, Chimpanzees, and Weddell Seals
Sat, Nov 4, 2006 30 mins
A cameraman uses a homemade submarine to go inside the mouth of a great white shark; a filmmaker is overrun by African chimpanzees; a shifting iceberg in the Antarctic nearly traps a crew.
Episode 8
Elephant Seals, Cheetahs, and Mako Sharks
Sat, Nov 11, 2006 30 mins
A photographer attempts to take a head-on picture of a running cheetah in Namibia; shark repellent is tested by an underwater cameraman off the coast of New Zealand. Also: an encounter with elephant seals.
Episode 9
Orcas, Black Bears, and Grey Reef Sharks
Sat, Dec 9, 2006 30 mins
Encounters with killer whales, black bears, and grey reef sharks.
Episode 10
Harp Seals, Walrus, the Indian Elephant and the Blue Shark
Sat, Dec 9, 2006 30 mins
Dangerous encounters with harp seals, walrus, Indian elephants and blue sharks.
Episode 11
Elephant Seals, Polar Bears and Pilot Whales
Sat, Dec 16, 2006 30 mins
Encounters with elephant seals, polar bears and pilot whales.
Episode 12
Great White Sharks, Saltwater Crocodiles and Humpback Whales
Sat, Dec 16, 2006 30 mins
Encounters with great white sharks, saltwater crocodiles and humpback whales.