Available on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital beginning January 8
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Arlington, VA — December 12, 2018 — PBS Distribution announces the release of “NATURE: SUPER CATS” on DVD and digital beginning January 8, 2019. Everyone is intrigued by big cats, but how much do we really know about them? In “NATURE: SUPER CATS,” viewers get a never before seen glimpse into the lives of these wild creatures. Filmed over a span of 600 days in 14 different countries, the three-part program features 31 different cat species, including the Iberian lynx, the margay from Central and South America, and the deadliest cat of them all — Africa’s tiny black-footed cat.
“SUPER CATS” will be available on DVD (SRP $24.99) and Digital January 8, 2019.
Narrated by Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham, (“Amadeus”) “NATURE: SUPER CATS” unveils the various lives these creatures lead from the solitary bachelor snow leopard in the Himalayas to the elusive swamp tiger of South Asia. It follows exquisite predators such as one exceptional bobcat in California, blind in one eye yet able to capture airborne prey.
“SUPER CATS” also reveals the social sides…their complex communication, devoted parental care, courtship rituals, hunting patterns and more. Remote cameras and low-light technology help capture rare moments in the lives of wildcats including a swamp tiger taking a bath in the sea, a behavior never before revealed on screen.
The three episodes included in “NATURE: SUPER CATS” are: Extreme Lives, where we meet the planet’s ultimate cats, including the cheetah, the snow leopard, the Canada lynx, and the African leopard. Using the latest scientific research, we are exposed to the inner life of these cats like never before. In episode two, Cats in Every Corner, we discover how cats thrive in almost every landscape on earth from the wetlands of Asia to the world’s oldest desert in Africa to the forest of Central America and in the secluded beaches of California. Episode three, Science and Secrets, reveals how new approaches and technologies are helping to uncover some of cats’ most intimate secrets, including the cheetah’s remarkable gymnastic abilities and why lions are able to hunt so cooperatively.
Other programs available from PBS Distribution include “NATURE: BIG CATS,” “SHOW CATS,” “NATURE: THE STORY OF CATS,” and “INSIDE NATURE’S GIANTS: BIG CATS”
“NATURE: SUPER CATS” is a BBC Studios production for PBS and BBC with THIRTEEN Productions LLC, co-produced by France Televisions.
About Nature
Now in its 37th season on PBS, Nature brings the wonders of natural history to millions of American viewers. The series has won more than 700 honors from the television industry, the international wildlife film communities and environmental organizations, including 18 Emmys and three Peabody Awards.
For Nature, Fred Kaufman is executive producer, Bill Murphy is series producer, and Janet Hess is series editor. For BBC, Mike Gunton is executive producer and Gavin Boyland is series producer.
Support for this Nature program was made possible in part by the Arnhold Family in memory of Clarisse Arnhold, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, the Anderson Family Fund, the Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Rosalind P. Walter, the Halmi Family in memory of Robert Halmi, Sr., Sandra Atlas Bass, the Arlene and Milton D. Berkman Philanthropic Fund, the Anne Ray Foundation, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by the nation’s public television stations.
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NATURE: SUPER CATS
Street Date: January 8, 2019
Genre: Nature
Run Time: Approximately 120 minutes (40 mins each episode)
SRP: DVD, $24.99
Format: DVD, Digital
