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 16 : Jungle Animal Hospital
May. 18,2016
Follow a veterinarian, zoologist and their team through a year at ARCAS, a rescue center deep in the Guatemalan jungle.
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Episode 13 : Animal Reunions
March. 30,2016
Reunions between wild animals and their caregivers reveal whether interspecies bonds can stand the test of time.
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Episode 12 : Snow Chick
February. 24,2016
The incredible journey of one vulnerable and charismatic Emperor penguin chick.
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Episode 11 : Raising the Dinosaur Giant
February. 17,2016
Paleontologists bring the largest dinosaur ever discovered to virtual life.
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Episode 10 : Moose: Life of a Twig Eater
February. 10,2016
Exploring the world of moose in the Canadian Rockies, focusing on a calf's first year of life.
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Episode 7 : Natural Born Hustlers: Staying Alive
January. 13,2016
Staying Alive offers stories about unusual survival techniques. Cuttlefish, for example, elude their many predators with a kind of invisibility cloak. Other ruses revealed include: why burrowing owls, who live underground, mimic the sounds of rattlesnakes; how imitation may not just be the sincerest form of flattery, it can also save your life; and what deception the regal horned lizard employs as a last resort to keep a menacing coachwhip snake at bay.
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Episode 6 : Pets: Wild At Heart: Secretive Creatures
October. 28,2015
Moving x-rays, ultraviolet light and doggycams show how pets experience their world through hidden channels of communication.
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Episode 5 : Pets: Wild At Heart: Playful Creatures
October. 21,2015
Mini-cameras, moving x-rays and night vision cameras capture the wild behavior of parakeets, hamsters, cats, rabbits and Peruvian dogs.
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Episode 4 : Soul of the Elephant
October. 14,2015
Wildlife filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert take an intimate look at one of the world’s most intelligent and sensitive animals.
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Episode 3 : Big Birds Can't Fly
October. 07,2015
It may seem strange that among the more than 10,000 bird species in the world today is a group that literally cannot fly or sing, and whose wings are more fluff than feather. These are the ratites: the ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi and cassowary. How and why these birds abandoned flight has puzzled scientists since Darwin’s time, but DNA and dedicated research are helping to solve these mysteries.
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Episode 2 : Nature’s Miracle Orphans: Wild Lessons
September. 30,2015
Growing up in the wild is hard enough on young animals when they have parents to rely on for protection and guidance, but what happens when they lose their parents? How do they survive? Over the past few years, great strides have been made in understanding how to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned wildlife.
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Episode 1 : Nature’s Miracle Orphans: Second Chances
September. 23,2015
Part 1 of 2. The Season 34 premiere focuses on the work of human caretakers of orphaned baby animals. At Australia's Cape Otway Conservation Centre, the staff cares for a baby koala found along a road. It's weak and underweight, and should be spending its first six months inside its mother's pouch; the staff gives it a teddy bear to hold for comfort. At a sanctuary in Costa Rica, meanwhile, primatologist Sam Trull cares for six baby orphan sloths, including one that has pneumonia.
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