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 20 : Masked Monkeys
May. 24,1987
Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.
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Episode 19 : Designed for Living
May. 17,1987
The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
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Episode 18 : Lords of Hokkaido
May. 10,1987
A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
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Episode 17 : The Forgotten Garden
April. 26,1987
What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
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Episode 16 : Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
April. 19,1987
The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
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Episode 15 : Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
April. 12,1987
An 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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Episode 14 : America's Wild Horses
March. 15,1987
Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
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Episode 13 : In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
March. 08,1987
Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
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Episode 12 : In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
March. 01,1987
A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
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Episode 11 : In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
February. 22,1987
The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
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Episode 10 : Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
February. 08,1987
A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
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Episode 9 : The Elephant Challenge
January. 18,1987
A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
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Episode 8 : Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
December. 14,1986
The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
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Episode 7 : Cats
December. 07,1986
An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
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Episode 6 : Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
November. 23,1986
A 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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Episode 5 : Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
November. 16,1986
A 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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Episode 4 : Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
November. 09,1986
Marine 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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Episode 3 : Galapagos: How They Got There
November. 02,1986
This 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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Episode 2 : Baja Lagoon
October. 26,1986
An 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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Episode 1 : Alyeska: The Great Land
October. 19,1986
Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
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