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earth James Earl Jones narrates this US version of the 96-minute documentary film (the English and German version are narrated by Patrick Stewart and Ulrich Tukur, respectively) which follows families of arctic polar bears, African elephants, and humpback whales for an entire year. The film tracks the animals’ migrations across the globe and through some of the harshest terrains and climates on earth, pointing out in a factual and remarkably non-political way the negative effects of global warming and habitat destruction on these animals and the planet as a whole. Watch The Earth – Official Trailer [HD] Watch “Earth” Movie

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The Week in Pictures: Trawler Sunk by Jellyfish, NASA's Black Hawks, Gift Guides, and More
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