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.
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Episode 18 : Animal Attractions: Amazing Tales from the San Diego Zoo
February. 27,2000
NATURE takes you an a whirlwind tour of the animal kingdom as we explore the World-Famous San Diego Zoo and Animal Park.
Every animal has a story…and so does the staff at the San Diego Zoo. NATURE’s presentation of Animal Attractions: Amazing Tales from the San Diego Zoo invites you to look through the eyes of those who work behind the scenes, making sure every animal is properly cared and provided for.
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Episode 17 : The Nature of Sex
June. 11,2000
From the sea horse that mates in an hypnotic underwater ballet to the rodent who copulates until he literally drops dead, THE NATURE OF SEX spans the globe to illustrate how an astonishing diversity of life forms find their mates and conceive, raise, and protect their offspring.
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Episode 16 : Springs Eternal: Florida's Fountain of Youth
May. 14,2000
According to legend, Spanish explorers believed that a fountain of eternal youth bubbled up to the surface somewhere in the place we know today as Florida. In a poetic way, they were right.
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Episode 15 : The Body Changers
May. 07,2000
Many animals have a special ability to transform themselves, for the sake of survival, reproduction, or both.
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Episode 14 : Earth Navigators
April. 23,2000
NATURE follows the world's most dauntless creatures in their epic migrations in "Earth Navigators."
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Episode 13 : Obsession with Orchids
April. 16,2000
No flowering plant has captured the attention of humans, or stirred their passions, in quite the way that orchids have.
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Episode 12 : Jackals of the African Crater
February. 27,2000
Jackals of the African Crater documents the dramatic, and sometimes heartrending, stories of these jackal families. One pair of black-backed parents struggles to feed its pups in the midst of a dry season, only to lose their nearly grown offspring to a hungry golden jackal.
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Episode 9 : Inside the Animal Mind Part Three: Animal Consciousness
January. 18,2000
As you read this, you are probably aware of reading this. Indeed, you can also imagine yourself reading this — a sort of picture within a picture in your mind’s eye. But do animals share this kind of consciousness?
That is the question asked by Part Three of NATURE’s Inside the Animal Mind. The program ponders just what consciousness is — and which animals might share this trait with people.
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Episode 8 : Inside the Animal Mind Part Two: Do Animals Have Emotions?
January. 11,2000
Happiness, sadness, anger, fear, love, hate — emotions play a pivotal role in our lives. But do they loom large in an animal’s world as well? Part Two of NATURE’s Inside the Animal Mind explores that question in fascinating detail.
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Episode 7 : Humpback Whales
January. 09,2000
Spanning the Pacific from the inlets of the Alaskan coast to the Polynesian Islands and the shores of Antarctica, Humpback Whales presents a multi-faceted portrait of this fascinating mammal. This program follows the humpbacks closely and uncovers revealing details that add to the growing knowledge of these creatures.
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Episode 6 : Inside the Animal Mind Part One: Are Animals Intelligent?
January. 04,2000
Birds may have a reputation for being less than geniuses, but researchers are discovering that some are remarkably smart.
Some birds have the capacity to recognize, count, or name different objects.
Ravens, for instance, have the ability to solve difficult puzzles, such as untangling a knotted string to free up a tasty treat or figuring out how to steal fish by hauling in an angler’s untended line. And, as shown in the first part of NATURE’s Inside the Animal Mind, crows on the remote Pacific island of New Caledonia have learned a skill that people once thought only primates could master: the use of tools. The birds use long, specially chosen twigs to spear the plump grubs that hide deep beneath the bark of rotting logs.
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Episode 5 : Wisdom of the Wild
December. 05,1999
Human lives have been influenced by animals in matters that reach far beyond the food chain. In surprising ways, animals help teach, heal, and strengthen people -- in body, mind, and spirit.
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Episode 4 : Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic
November. 21,1999
Ironically, the powerful, dedicated canines profiled in Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic are little more than mutts. They are mixed-breed huskies that have endurance.
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Episode 2 : Antarctica: The End of the Earth: Iceberg
October. 31,1999
Part 2 investigates the icebergs, million-ton islands of ice that have broken free of glacial cliffs to become floating platforms of life. Despite the harshness of the environment, diverse eco-systems thrive. The principal wildlife includes crabeater seals and leopard seals, Adelie and emperor penguins, Minke whales, krill, snow petrals and algae.
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Episode 1 : Antarctica: The End of the Earth: Katabatic
October. 24,1999
Documentary that explores Antarctica's weather phenomena, its rugged and adaptable wildlife and the powerful dynamics of its ever-changing icecap. Part 1 discusses the effects of the katabatic -- the relentless wind that sweeps over the Antarctic landscape, often at speeds of more than 100 mile per hour, re-sculpting the topography of the continent and affecting the climate of the entire southern hemisphere.
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