National Geographic's Survivors of the Skeleton Coast [VHS]
Named after the wrecked hulls of ships that litter the coastline, Namibia's Skeleton Coast is a harsh mistress to its native species as well. Des and Jen Bartlett have lived in this desert for years and have captured on film sights never before seen by human eyes, from a family of elephants sliding down sand dunes to reach a watering hole to the last pair of lions to roam this bleak yet beautiful landscape. Brimming with astonishing close-ups of snakes, crabs, and other creatures, this video covers a lot of ground (and several years) in just an hour. In a departure from mostNational Geographicdocumentaries, the video also provides an in-depth look at the daily lives of the Bartletts, giving the viewer a fuller appreciation of the images captured in this stunning visual safari.--Larisa Lomacky Moore