Red Tooth, Red Claw

Deadly Kingdom
10.30.2011
(was 10.24.2010)

Nature, red in tooth and claw. That line from Tennyson's poem still strikes a chord when we contemplate the natural world. Today, there's a divide in how we view nature. On the one hand, we swing through it like a playground, on the other, we're forced to step back to allow for nature's power in the form of giant waves, rogue tigers, or a simple pet ferret. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we come face to face with nature in full force.

  1. John Vaillant on "The Tiger"

    John Vaillant's book, "The Tiger", is about a rare Amur tiger who starts killing people in a remote corner of Siberia where there is a huge trade in tiger poaching because of demand in nearby China.

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  2. Susan Casey on "The Wave"

    Susan Casey, author of "The Wave," tells Jim Fleming about the recent research into the phenomenon of mammoth ocean waves.

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  3. Gordon Grice on "Deadly Kingdom"

    Gordon Grice talks with Anne Strainchamps about the wilder side of nature and why we overlook the ferocity of wild animals at our peril.

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  4. David Abram on "Becoming Animal"

    David Abram is an ecologist, anthropologist and philosopher, and author of "Becoming Animal."

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