Nature (1982)
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 1 - Krakatoa: The Day that Shook the World
Release Date: 1984-09-30An examination of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa, focusing on the global effects of the disastrous 1883 eruption that was heard 3,000 miles away and killed 36,000 people.
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Episode 2 - Treasures of the Gulf
Release Date: 1984-10-07How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
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Episode 3 - Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
Release Date: 1984-10-14How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.
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Episode 4 - Fragments of Eden
Release Date: 1984-10-21Explores the varieties of plant and animal life found in the Seychelles, a 90-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, described in 1609 as “an earthly paradise”.
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Episode 5 - The Face of the Deep
Release Date: 1984-10-28Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.
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Episode 6 - Yellowstone in Winter
Release Date: 1984-11-11Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.
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Episode 7 - Winter Days
Release Date: 1984-12-02Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate
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Episode 8 - Kilimanjaro
Release Date: 1984-12-09 -
Episode 9 - Danube Delta
Release Date: 1984-12-16An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.
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Episode 10 - Tumbler in the Sky
Release Date: 1985-01-13Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.
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Episode 11 - Kinabalu: Summit of Borneo
Release Date: 1985-01-20A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.
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Episode 12 - Birds of Paradox
Release Date: 1985-02-03A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.
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Episode 13 - Lost World of the Medusa
Release Date: 1985-02-17An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.
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Episode 14 - Kitum - The Elephant Cave
Release Date: 1985-03-10African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.
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Episode 15 - Rhino on the Run
Release Date: 1985-03-17A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.
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Episode 16 - Through Animal Eyes
Release Date: 1985-03-31The use of new camera lenses and special video techniques makes it possible for viewers to see the world as animals and insects observe it.
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Episode 17 - Man's Best Friend
Release Date: 1985-04-28This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.
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Episode 18 - Namaqualand: Diary of a Desert Garden
Release Date: 1985-05-26An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.