Lord of the Ants - NOVA (2008)

Every so often a giant emerges on the stage of science, someone who transcends the narrow boundaries of a particular line of research and alters our perspective on the world. E.O. Wilson is such a man. NOVA's Lord of the Ants profiles this soft-spoken Southerner renowned for his scientific study of ants that led to his 1975 book Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, where he put forth the notion that evolutionary principles could explain social behavior throughout the animal kingdom, including in humans. Though sociobiology was a controversial new discipline at the time, today experimental science shows that genes do play a role in aspects of human behavior.

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Ape Genius - Nova (2008)

At a research site in Fongoli, Senegal, a female chimpanzee breaks off a branch, chews the end to make it sharp, and then uses this rudimentary spear to skewer a tasty bush baby hiding inside a hollow tree. It’s an astonishing breakthrough for primate researchers—the first time anyone has documented a chimpanzee wielding a carefully prepared, preplanned weapon. But it's only the latest in a slew of extraordinary new findings about ape behavior.
The more researchers learn about the great apes—chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans—the more evidence they find of creative intelligence. What, then, is the essential difference between them and us? "Ape Genius," a NOVA-National Geographic special, explores that provocative question and examines research that is illuminating the ape mind. Bit by bit, investigators are finding an explanation for why the non-human great apes never made the breakthrough into a human-style culture that builds on the achievements of previous generations.

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MonsterQuest: Bigfoot in New York - History Channel (2008)

What is the Monster of Whitehall? In 1976, in upstate New York, several police officers reported seeing an animal that they couldn't identify. It was described as a "large creature, seven to eight feet tall, walking like a gorilla hunched over and making a sound like a woman screaming." More than 30 years have passed and the sightings continue. The original police officers have agreed to be tested. Follow our team as they work with local researchers and renowned wildlife experts on the trail of the Monster of Whitehall.

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MonsterQuest: Ohio Grassman - History Channel (2008)

Just miles from the industrial cities of Ohio, there is a bogeyman that has terrified local children for over a century. According to stories and sightings, the Grassman is similar to a Bigfoot, but builds strange nests and has been known to attack. Can science help explain this creature? Is a primate skull, a strange print and a new video the first direct proof behind the legendary Grassman? We'll sift through the existing evidence and take to the skies in a search for what is stalking Ohio.

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MonsterQuest: Boneless Horror - History Channel (2008)

Throughout history there have been sightings of a massive Octopus big enough to attack and sink boats. Could such a creature really exist? MonsterQuest divers probe the depths of the North Pacific where the world's largest known species of octopus lives. Could these octopuses be a food source for a monster? The investigation will use various underwater camera systems, including a tiny camera small enough to probe inside octopus lairs. Deep waters, rough currents, freezing temperatures and the prospect of encountering a 20-ton boneless horror make this a dangerous expedition.

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MonsterQuest: Super Rats - History Channel (2008)

Rats are the stuff of nightmares and recent archaeological evidence suggests that they once grew to massive sizes. Could these huge rodents make a comeback?
Waves of huge rat sightings are sweeping our cities, and animal experts say these mutants are getting bigger - and more dangerous.
Rat experts journey into the sewers and meet the witnesses who tell of cat sized rats that have appetites for anything... including human flesh.

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MonsterQuest: Vampire Beast - History Channel (2008)

A North Carolina community is terrorized by an eerie spate of unearthly animal attacks. The team investigates this mystery... and discovers the answer may lie decades in the past.

• Pets and farm animals may just be the beginning...
• Monsters lurk among us - or do they? Get closer to the truth than ever before!
• Skeptics and believers get equal time to make their case.

From the lochs of Scotland to the forests of America's Northwest, MONSTERQUEST sets out to get to the bottom, once and for all, of our most persistent and compelling creature stories. All we know of so many monsters are campfire stories, blurry films and grainy photographs, so this fascinating new series takes a fresh look at the legends and seeks new, reliable evidence. Open-eyed historical research and real scientific analysis set the stage for groundbreaking field work: high-tech expeditions to the home turf of legendary monsters. If MONSTERQUEST can't find them, nobody can!

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MonsterQuest: Mega Hog - History Channel (2008)

"Feral swine" doesn't sound too menacing. But how does "fearless half-ton wild pig" grab you? That's a lot of hungry, aggressive bacon on the hoof! Let's go find one!

• Skeptics and believers get equal time to make their case.
• Pigs gone wild! And really, really big, in the latest MONSTERQUEST expedition.
• Monsters lurk among us - or do they? Get closer to the truth than ever before!

From the lochs of Scotland to the forests of America's Northwest, MONSTERQUEST sets out to get to the bottom, once and for all, of our most persistent and compelling creature stories. All we know of so many monsters are campfire stories, blurry films and grainy photographs, so this fascinating new series takes a fresh look at the legends and seeks new, reliable evidence. Open-eyed historical research and real scientific analysis set the stage for groundbreaking field work: high-tech expeditions to the home turf of legendary monsters. If MONSTERQUEST can't find them, nobody can!

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MonsterQuest: Vampires in America - History Channel (2008)

To many, the vampire seems more a creation of fiction than fact. But for New Englanders in the 1700s vampires became all too real as families were turned upside down by a vampire scare that lasted more than a century. Bodies of those suspected of vampirism were exhumed and ancient curse-breaking rituals were performed on them. Was there any basis for their vampire fears? MonsterQuest uses the latest technology to analyze historic evidence of New England's vampires and uses medical science to investigate those who believe themselves to be vampires today. Is there a common element between the suspected vampires of America's past and present? And are any of them real?

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MonsterQuest: Chinas Wildman - History Channel (2008)

Take a journey to the Far East, to the remote Chinese province of Hubai to discover what locals have dubbed the "Wild-Man." Witnesses have reported seeing a creature that is covered in reddish-brown hair, walks on two legs and is anywhere from five to seven-feet tall. Chinese authorities have collected over one hundred samples of unidentified hairs from the alleged monster and claim that it is just a matter of time before they capture this "Wild-Man." Join an international team of experts in a search for answers.

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MonsterQuest: Giant Bear Attack - History Channel (2008)

Are big bears are getting more assertive and aggressive? In pre-historic times, giant bears weighed up to a ton and stalked early man. Listen as witnesses describe horrific bear attacks and take a look at unusual bear remains. The team journeys from Alaska to New Jersey to learn about bear activity and if hybridization or the next step in bear evolution could produce another crop of giant bears?

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MonsterQuest: Death of Loch Ness - History Channel (2009)

The search for the Loch Ness Monster has captivated the world for decades, but now a startling realization about "Nessie" might shatter this age-old myth. Could the Loch Ness Monster be dead? And do its remains lie hidden at the bottom of the lake? Robert Rines, a world-renowned inventor and explorer has spent much of his life searching for Nessie. He believes he may have seen the remains of this mythical beast while mapping the lake floor with sonar. Now he is on a mission to find scientific evidence to prove it. Rines, who says he saw the creature surface in the lake in 1972, now believes that the images explain the recent decrease in sightings, and that they can only mean only one thing: Nessie is dead. MonsterQuest's search team travels to the lake looking for evidence and deploying the latest technology including remote operating vehicles (ROVs), sonar and specialty cameras as we search for Nessie's remains.

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MonsterQuest: Killer Jellyfish - History Channel (2009)

The most venomous creature of the sea is on the move and spreading across the oceans leaving a trail of baffled scientists and poisoned victims.
These gelatinous monsters, which have been known to kill within three minutes, have been part of the ocean’s ecosystem for more than 500 million years.
However, changes to the seas and global warming may mean that mankind himself is creating this population explosion. Blooms of these floating death traps have been reported from New York's Hudson River to the beaches of Spain and have even shut down a nuclear power station in Japan.
While little is known about many jellyfish species, new research is unraveling some frightening details: these creatures are not simply drifting blobs, but have an intelligence that proves that they are an apex predator of the sea.

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MonsterQuest: Flying Monsters - History Channel (2009)

If there is one place on earth that could be home to a prehistoric flying monster, it is Papua New Guinea. These islands to the north of Australia are the closest thing to a real `lost world' and eyewitnesses here claim that a terrifying monster is circling above them.
Natives call this creature the `Demon Flyer', but its twenty-foot wingspan, gray leathery skin and crested head appear to be only one thing - a living pterosaurs.
Ancient sea charts made by early explorers in the sixteenth century show that they saw pterosaur-like animals and warned mariners of these legendary monsters. Palaeontologists, however, are doubtful and suggest that a more likely explanation is a yet to be discovered species of giant bat.

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MonsterQuest: Lake Monsters of the North - History Channel (2008)

Join divers, biologists and forensic sketch artists as they team up to search for "Cressie", the mysterious creature allegedly lurking at the bottom of Lake Crescent in New Foundland. Native American legends date back centuries and refer to a "Pond Devil" and a "Swimming Demon". There have been recent sightings by witnesses who describe seeing a strange oversized eel. Discover what the evidence reveals as scientists use the latest hi-tech equipment to get to the bottom of Lake Crescent.

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MonsterQuest: Giant Killer Snakes - History Channel (2008)

Head deep into the Venezuela wilderness where there have been sightings of huge man-eating snakes--anaconda. For the first time ever an industrial acoustic sonar camera will be used to search for these monsters. The investigation will also search the Everglades of Florida where pet pythons have escaped and are multiplying and growing to huge sizes, preying on all kinds of animals, even swallowing a full grown alligator in one case. Could a human become their next victim?

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MonsterQuest: Killer Crocs - History Channel (2009)

The largest croc species is the saltwater crocodile, which lives in Southeast Asia and Australia. The largest known living saltwater crocodile resides in India's Bhitarkanika National Park, in the State of Orissa. Called Mahisasur, or "The Big Demon," this killer croc has wounded and killed dozens of people.
Saltwater crocodiles are said to grow no larger than 20 feet, but Mahisasur is believed to be about 23 feet long. Eyewitnesses claim to have seen other massive killer crocs up to 30 feet long and weighing in excess of 2-3 tons. These carnivorous monster reptiles feature long sets of serrated teeth inside a powerful jaw that can generate up to 3,000 pounds of force.

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MonsterQuest: The Last Dinosaur - History Channel (2009)

Numerous eyewitnesses have reported seeing a living dinosaur in the jungles of Cameroon. The locals refer to the creature as Mokele-Mbembe and it may be the last living sauropod dinosaur. The dinosaur sightings report a creature with a heavily armored body, a fringe of scales down its back, three foot circumference footprints, long neck, snake like head, a body as big as an elephant, claw-like feet and a long tail. In the MonsterQuest Episode "The Last Dinosaur", the team goes to Africa in search of this last living dinosaur.

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