Nature
TV-G
8.9
1982
Documentary
, Family
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.
-
- Cast:
Episode 18 : Spirit of the Sound
May. 23,1993
Exploration of Puget Sound's ecosystem.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 17 : The Bandit and the Builder
May. 16,1993
Raccoon and beaver lifestyles in the Canadian wilderness.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 16 : The Ghosts of Ruby
May. 09,1993
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 15 : Echo of the Elephants
March. 14,1993
In Kenya’s Amboseli National Park is a family of elephants led by its matriarch Echo. Elephant expert Cynthia Moss, takes us up-close and inside the lives of these magnificent animals.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 14 : Hebrides: the Secret Islands
February. 28,1993
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 13 : American Trickster
February. 21,1993
As its numbers increase and its natural range diminishes, the coyote moves into populated regions like Los Angeles.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 12 : Gorilla: King of the Congo
February. 14,1993
A gorilla orphanage and a proposed forest reserve may save the lowland gorilla.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 11 : Cheetahs in the Land of Lions
January. 24,1993
A study of cheetah behavior follows a mother and her cubs on the Serengeti plains.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 10 : Ice Fox: Struggle for Survival
January. 10,1993
A look at two separate families of arctic foxes. One living in the frozen, barren tundra of northern Russia, the other living in the slightly more comfortable surroundings of the Norwegian coastline.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 9 : Slaves to the Queen
November. 29,1992
Get right inside the hives of bees and wasps to see the inner workings of these complex societies.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 8 : The Tree of Music
October. 25,1992
The African Blackwood is prized the world over for its wood in the making of musical instruments. Nature takes you on a journey through the history of this “tree of music” and into modern day efforts in Tanzania to save this ever dwindling resource.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 7 : Shadows in a Desert Sea
October. 18,1992
Fish, bats, birds, whales, giant squids, sharks, dolphins, sea lions and more flourish in and around the Sea of Cortez.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 6 : Realms of the Russian Bear: Born of Fire
October. 07,1992
This last program in the miniseries explores Kamchatka Peninsula where the Russian Arctic meets Southeast Asia. Home to perhaps the highest concentration of volcanoes in the world, this remote region is teeming with life both on land and in the sea, from the Amur Tiger to the Giant Pacific Octopus.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 5 : Realms of the Russian Bear: Siberia, the Frozen Forest
October. 07,1992
A look at the wildlife in the huge Siberia forest reveals bears, elk, wolves, and musk deer among many other creatures in this frozen expanse.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 4 : Realms of the Russian Bear: the Celestial Mountains
October. 06,1992
Between China and Central Asia is the Tian Shan mountain range, home to Marco Polo sheep, white-clawed bears, snow leopards, yaks, and the ibex.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 3 : Realms of the Russian Bear: the Red Deserts
October. 06,1992
A focus on the wildlife of the Central Asian deserts.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 2 : Realms of the Russian Bear: the Arctic Frontier
October. 05,1992
An exploration of the wildlife of the Russian Arctic, and in particular Wrangle Island, featuring polar bears, musk oxen, Ross’s Gulls, reindeer, foxes, walruses, and the Red-breasted Goose.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Episode 1 : Realms of the Russian Bear: Green Jewel of the Caspian
October. 05,1992
This miniseries starts off by exploring the abundance of wildlife around the Volga Delta in Russia’s Astrakhan region.
Watch Now
Stream in HD
Seasons
Similar titles
Mystery of the Lost Islands
Follow big predator specialist Dave Salmoni as he travels to some of the world's most remote and hostile islands to answer extraordinary wildlife mysteries.
Absurd Planet
A cast of quirky critters and Mother Nature herself narrate this funny science series, which peeks into the lives of Earth's most incredible animals.
Ol' Man River: The Mighty Mississippi
Travel from the steamy delta beyond New Orleans, upstream to headwaters in great northern swamps, and along the Mississippi's greatest tributary, the Missouri. The crew encounter a wealth of wildlife, from tropical manatees to ancient horseshoe crabs, primitive giant fish, colorful herons, industrious beavers, deadly rattlesnakes, herds of buffalo, and prairie dog colonies. Dramatic reconstructions illustrate what the river was like when the first explorers encountered it, meeting Indian tribes and witnessing new wildlife spectacles.
Savage Kingdom
A rare look at warring animal clans battling for survival in a remote region of Africa, which is drying up after years of flood-soaked abundance.
Wild About Your Garden
Nick Knowles attempts to give urban spaces across Britain a reverse makeover, with help from The One Show's wildlife reporter Ellie Harrison and award-winning garden designer Chris Beardshaw.
Primates
A celebration of the animals you thought you knew. Primates is the definitive portrait of a hugely charismatic family of animals, to which we all belong.
Endangered Planet
Follow a team of world-class filmmakers and scientists as they venture off the beaten path, capturing groundbreaking, often first-time footage of the planet’s most elusive species using cutting-edge technology, uncovering insights about how to help save and protect these critically endangered animals.
Born to be Wild
Follow six extraordinary animals for several years, as they are brought up in our world, but destined to return to theirs.
That's Incredible!
A look at the more unusual sides of nature, medicine and human endeavor. It's all about things that just can't happen...and the people they happen to.
One Strange Rock
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.