Latest 60 Minutes : Nature videos
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Can hunting endangered animals save the species?
January 29, 2012 | 4:01 PM PST
Some exotic animal species that are endangered in Africa are thriving on ranches in Texas, where a limited number are hunted for a high price. Ranchers say they need the income to care for the rest of the herd. Animal rights activists want the hunting to end.
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60 Minutes Presents: Into the Wild
January 22, 2012 | 4:00 PM PST
In a special hour devoted to the natural world, Scott Pelley visits Kenya to witness the great wildebeest migration; then, Bob Simon listens to the secret language of elephants; lastly, Lara Logan visits with Jane Goodall in the forests of Tanzania.
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The Gardens of the Queen
December 18, 2011 | 1:40 PM PST
Anderson Cooper takes viewers on an underwater adventure to one of the world's most vibrant coral reefs, an anomaly at a time when many of the world's reefs are in danger - or already dead.
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Resurrecting the extinct
September 4, 2011 | 4:58 PM PDT
Scientists believe they can sustain endangered species - maybe even one day resurrect some that have died out - using DNA technology. Lesley Stahl reports.
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The Sharkman
July 24, 2011 | 4:58 PM PDT
Anderson Cooper dives unprotected with great white sharks and the South African who's spent more time up close with the ocean's most feared predator than anyone else.
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Resurrecting Eden
July 24, 2011 | 5:00 PM PDT
In Iraq, where many biblical scholars place the Garden of Eden, Scott Pelley finds a water world where the Marsh Arabs are making a comeback after Saddam nearly destroyed the cradle of civilization.
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In Search of Jaguars
July 17, 2011 | 4:58 PM PDT
"60 Minutes" went in search of the most elusive of all of nature's big cats, the jaguar, and captured amazing footage of them in the Brazilian jungle. Bob Simon reports.
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A rare view of polar bears
March 6, 2011 | 5:00 PM PST
Bob Simon reports on the latest "spy-cam" techniques used by wildlife filmmakers to show animals - in this case, polar bears - up-close and in a way audiences have never seen them before.
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Swimming With Sharks
August 9, 2009 | 4:50 PM PDT
Because tour operators use food to attract sharks for their "shark tourist" customers, critics say surfers and swimmers are in more danger now because the fish are associating humans with food.
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The Orphanage
April 26, 2009 | 6:56 PM PDT
With the price of ivory increasing, more elephants are being slaughtered and their orphaned babies are left in need of special care at an elephant orphanage in Kenya. Bob Simon reports.