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Nature
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
- Created by:
- Thomas Lovejoy, George Page
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- Germany, United States of America
- Network:
- PBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 5
Episodes
Episode 1
Alyeska: The Great Land
1986-10-19 · 53mExamines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
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Baja Lagoon
1986-10-26 · 53mAn examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
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Galapagos: How They Got There
1986-11-02 · 53mThis exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
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Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
1986-11-09 · 53mMarine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.
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Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
1986-11-16 · 53mA look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.
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Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
1986-11-23 · 53mA look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
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Cats
1986-12-07 · 53mAn examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
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Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
1986-12-14 · 53mThe activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
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The Elephant Challenge
1987-01-18 · 53mA look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
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Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
1987-02-08 · 53mA freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
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In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
1987-02-22 · 53mThe Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
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In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
1987-03-01 · 53mA look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
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In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
1987-03-08 · 53mHunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
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America's Wild Horses
1987-03-15 · 53mFollowing the wild mustangs of America’s West.
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Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
1987-04-12 · 53mAn exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
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Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
1987-04-19 · 53mThe unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
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The Forgotten Garden
1987-04-26 · 53mWhat happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
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Lords of Hokkaido
1987-05-10 · 53mA year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
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Designed for Living
1987-05-17 · 53mThe tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
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Masked Monkeys
1987-05-24 · 55mEchoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.
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