Prehistoric America

At the time of the first North Americans, 14,000 years ago, nearly half the continent was buried beneath vast inhospitable sheets of ice. But beyond the reach... of the ice, North America has a diversity and richness of like to rival that of the plains of East Africa. "Prehistoric America" uses clues from the wildlife and landscapes of the present along with the latest scientific research and computer-generated imagery to take us back in time. We'll see mammoths and mastodons, giant short-faced bears, sabre-toothed cats, tree-sized ground sloths and heavily armoured glyptodonts, giving us a unique look at our North American continent at the end of the last Ice Age, and at the same time, creating a new understanding of today's North America.<br><br> Enjoy two additional programs from BBC's Natural History division:Grand Canyon: From Dinosaurs to Dams, Everglades: To Hell and Back, Photo Gallery & Fact Files, NTSC.Detailed info »« Brief info