Nature

1Alyeska: The Great Land

53 minOct 19, 1986

Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.

2Baja Lagoon

53 minOct 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.

3Galapagos: How They Got There

53 minNov 2, 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.

4Galapagos: Cold on the Equator

53 minNov 9, 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.

5Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers

53 minNov 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.

6Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters

53 minNov 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.

7Cats

53 minDec 7, 1986

An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.

8Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass

53 minDec 14, 1986

The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.

9The Elephant Challenge

53 minJan 18, 1987

A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.

10Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea

53 minFeb 8, 1987

A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.

11In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil

53 minFeb 22, 1987

The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.

12In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness

53 minMar 1, 1987

A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.

13In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle

53 minMar 8, 1987

Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.

14America's Wild Horses

53 minMar 15, 1987

Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.

15Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden

53 minApr 12, 1987

An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.

16Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea

53 minApr 19, 1987

The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.

17The Forgotten Garden

53 minApr 26, 1987

What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.

18Lords of Hokkaido

53 minMay 10, 1987

A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.

19Designed for Living

53 minMay 17, 1987

The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.

20Masked Monkeys

55 minMay 24, 1987

Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.