Python Attacks, Taboo Pets and Monster Fish

Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: "Snake Bite" SUNDAY at 10P et/pt NGC reptile expert Brady Barr is bitten repeatedly by a python and wrapped in its powerful coils. Find out why the enormous snake attacked. WATCH A PREVIEW >> Inside Lost Worlds: "Egypt's Lost City" MONDAY at 10P et/pt How could an entire city vanish, then reappear thousands of years later in a place where it could never have been built? WATCH A PREVIEW >> Taboo: "Pets" WEDNESDAY at 10P et/pt Could you skin and stuff your dog after it dies? Would you share your home with snakes? When does keeping pets become taboo for you? WATCH A PREVIEW >> "Living with Big Cats" SATURDAY at 10P et/pt Filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert forge a relationship with a week-old leopard in Africa and chronicle her development to adulthood. WATCH A PREVIEW >> "Hooked Again: Monster Fish!" SUNDAY at 9P et/pt Fighting black marlin, colossal swamp creatures, speed demon sharks, and super-sized predators of the deep. Meet more enormous fish and the men and women who pursue them. WATCH A PREVIEW >> HAVE YOU EVER CAUGHT A WHOPPER? SUBMIT YOUR TALE!>> MONDAY OCTOBER 8 Naked Science: "Prehistoric Americans" at 8P et/pt It is no longer universally accepted that the first Americans came over the Bering land bridge 13,500 years ago. So who beat them to our shores? "Ancient Asteroid" at 9P et/pt A glass bead from King Tut's necklace led scientists to the discovery of a life-threatening event that happened 30 million years ago…and could happen again. ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Inside Lost Worlds: "Egypt's Lost City" at 10P et/pt How could an entire city vanish, then reappear thousands of years later in a place where it could never have been built? WATCH A PREVIEW >> TUESDAY OCTOBER 9 Critical Situation: "North Hollywood Shootout" at 8P et/pt During a robbery inside a North Hollywood bank, two heavily armed bandits shoot nine police officers and two civilians in a battle that forever changed the LAPD. ***WORLD PREMIERE*** How It Was: "Shooting of Ronald Reagan" at 9P et/pt See remarkable video of John Hinckley Jr.'s assassination attempt and how the White House managed the crisis that lifted the president to new heights of public approval. WATCH A PREVIEW >> The Final Report: "Osama's Escape" at 10P et/pt President Bush said he wanted al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden "dead or alive." Find out how the infamous terrorist got away at Tora Bora. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 Explorer: "Mammoth Mystery" at 8P et/pt What caused the sudden mass extinction of mammoths 13,000 years ago? Could the clues point to the biggest cosmic impact humans have ever witnessed? Tribal Secrets: "The Dinka" at 9P et/pt Discover the ancient customs and traditions at the very heart of this African tribe and their cattle-centric culture, including showering under urinating cows. ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Taboo: "Pets" at 10P et/pt Could you skin and stuff your dog after it dies? Would you share your home with snakes? When does keeping pets become taboo for you? WATCH A PREVIEW >> THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 Ulmate Factories: "Peterbilt" at 8P et/pt At the Peterbilt factory in Denton, Texas, the world's most sophisticated trucks are built from scratch. Discover Peterbilt's history and drag race a big rig. Crash Science: "Runaway Vehicles" at 9P et/pt How do police stop a fleeing vehicle? Are runaway truck ramps effective? Explore the science and safety measures that protect us on the road. Naked Science: "Polar Apocalypse"at 10P et/pt Will rising sea levels from Earth's melting ice caps eventually drown our great coastal cities? NGC examines the real science behind climate change. WATCH A PREVIEW >> FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Dog Whisperer at 8P et/pt Horse farm owners try to catch a feral dog for spaying. An interior designer's dog pack clashes. A rescued pit bull lacks motivation. Dog Whisperer at 9P et/pt Cesar confronts a pair of squabbling basset hounds, a severely aggressive dingo-mix from Australia, and an overly protective poodle increasingly hostile to other dogs. Is It Real? "Miracle Cures" at 10P et/pt Melatonin. Honey. Hoodia. Noni juice. Alleged "miracle cures" abound for those of us seeking slimmer thighs, migraine relief, or a full night's sleep. Do they work? WATCH A PREVIEW >> SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 Dangerous Encounters: "Dens of Danger" at 8P et/pt Brady Barr searches for the dens of the most deadly animals: Chinese alligators, American black bears, snakes in South Africa and sharks off Maui's coast. "Thunderbeast" at 9P et/pt Discover the awesome survival skills of the American buffalo, from epic battles with grizzly bears and wolves to treacherous winters and summer mating seasons. "Living with Big Cats" at 10P et/pt Filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert forge a relationship with a week-old leopard in Africa and chronicle her development to adulthood. WATCH A PREVIEW >> SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 "Hooked: Monster Fish!" at 8P et/pt A catfish the size of a bear? A 1,000-pound marlin? Discover monster fish so prized that fanatic fishermen use their own arms for bait. ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Hooked Again: Monster Fish!" at 9P et/pt Fighting black marlin, colossal swamp creatures, speed demon sharks, and super-sized predators of the deep. Meet more enormous fish and the men and women who pursue them. WATCH A PREVIEW >> ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: "Snake Bite" at 9P et/pt NGC reptile expert Brady Barr is bitten repeatedly by a python and wrapped in its powerful coils. Find out why the enormous snake attacked. WATCH A PREVIEW >> Explore More Watch video clips of your favorite shows. Go >> Visit the National Geographic Channel home page. Go >> Subscribe to National Geographic magazine. Go >> Privacy policy. See Details. Go >> © 2007 The National Geographic Channel. All rights reserved.unsubscribeprivacy policy You received this editorial/commercial e-newsletter from National Geographic because the information for your account indicates that National Geographic may contact you via e-mail. To unsubscribe from this e-newsletter, please click on the unsubscribe link above or send your request to... National Geographic Attn: E-newsletter Program 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036