Nature
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.
Episodes
1Seasons in the Sea
53 minSep 30, 1990
Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
2Monkeys on the Edge
53 minOct 7, 1990
Three species of monkeys, the muriqui, the golden lion tamarin and the buffy-headed marmoset struggle for survival in Brazil's coastal Atlantic Forest.
3Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun
53 minOct 14, 1990
A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.
4Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas
53 minOct 21, 1990
A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.
5The Sisterhood
53 minNov 11, 1990
Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.
6Supersense: Sight and Sound
53 minNov 18, 1990
Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.
7Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond
53 minNov 25, 1990
Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.
8Supersense: Making Sense
53 minDec 2, 1990
Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.
9Monkey Island
53 minDec 9, 1990
This program travels to the island of Cayo Santiago off Puerto Rico to study the behavioral patterns of a colony of feral Rhesus Macaques.
10Grizzly Country
53 minDec 16, 1990
Rangers at Denali National Park in Alaska train hikers for planned encounters with grizzlies; Alaskan grizzly bears are seen salmon fishing at Brooks Falls.
11The Wild Shores of Patagonia
53 minJan 13, 1991
Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.
12The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone
53 minFeb 17, 1991
In light of the Persian Gulf War and the recent oil spills, PBS airs an update of the 1984 episode of Nature, Treasures of the Gulf, that focused on the effects of the Iran-Iraq war on the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
13One Man's Kenya
53 minFeb 24, 1991
The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.
14The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal
53 minMar 3, 1991
Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.
15Grand Teton Wilderness
53 minMar 10, 1991
The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
16Year of the Jackal
53 minMar 17, 1991
Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.
17Black Bear of the North
53 minMar 24, 1991
Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.
18Wild Dogs of Africa
53 minApr 7, 1991
The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.
19Marathon Bird
53 minApr 14, 1991
A profile of the albatross examines its traits and habitats, as well as the mysteries and myths surrounding it.
20The Cat That Came in From the Cold
53 minApr 28, 1991
A polecat winters at a working farm in Wales, along with scavenging foxes, rats and birds.
21Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park
53 minMay 12, 1991
Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.
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