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7:00 PM
The White Lions
White lions are among the rarest and most treasured animals in the world. Rarer still is their survival in the wild.
8:00 PM
NOVA
Secrets of the Sun
It contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. It convulses, it blazes, it sings. You know it as the sun.
9:00 PM
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALS
Battle for the Elephants
Airs Wednesday, February 27 at 8:00 PM
Every year at least 25,000 elephants are killed by poachers for their tusks to feed the hunger of ivory collectors and the market for religious objects. The slaughter is massive and accelerating. The very existence of these magnificent beasts is at risk. Watch the premiere screening of the ultimate animal story, Battle for the Elephants, from National Geographic Channel. Hear the urgent story of the fight to save the earth's most charismatic land animal. Go undercover to meet the secret criminal network behind this deadly trade. The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmakers and elephant experts.
Visit the national NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALS website for more information on this and other related programs.
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