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Describes animal extinction, endangerment, and conservation, discussing the mammoth, the Siberian tiger, the bison, poaching, and human encroachment on animal habitats.

Examines some of the unsolved mysteries of the world such as the discovery in 1872 of the ship "Mary Celeste" that was found deserted in the North Atlantic and the mysteries of Stonehenge and Easter Island.

Presents a study of certain plants that produce poisons to trap insects such as the pitcher plant, Venus Flytrap, and milkweed.

Explains how dogs, cats, and wild animals such as honeybees, elephants, and chimpanzees communicate, discussing sounds and translating several kinds of body language.

Presents stories of hoaxes and lies produced by such entertainers as P.T. Barnum and the 1938 hoax by actor Orson Welles about Martians landing on Earth.

Provides information about different types of codes, and looks at how some of them have been used throughout history.

Explores the theory of UFOs and Alien life and examines such sites as the Nazca lines in Peru and the suspected Alien occurrence at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.