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 - The Flowing Oasis
Release Date: 1987-09-20Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.
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Episode 2 - Amazonia: A Burning Question
Release Date: 1987-09-27Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.
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Episode 3 - Spirits of the Forest
Release Date: 1987-10-04The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.
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Episode 4 - Perspectives of Paradise
Release Date: 1987-10-18The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.
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Episode 5 - A Season in the Sun
Release Date: 1987-11-15The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.
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Episode 6 - The Legend of the Lightning Bird
Release Date: 1987-11-22The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.
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Episode 7 - The Volcano Watchers
Release Date: 1987-11-29Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.
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Episode 8 - Tiger!
Release Date: 1987-12-06International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.
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Episode 9 - Land of the Kiwi
Release Date: 1988-01-03Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.
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Episode 10 - Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed
Release Date: 1988-01-10U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.
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Episode 11 - In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God
Release Date: 1988-01-24Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.
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Episode 12 - Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess
Release Date: 1988-02-14A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.
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Episode 13 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
Release Date: 1988-02-21The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.
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Episode 14 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
Release Date: 1988-02-28Creatures of the air, trees and water brave the five-month floods through the Okavango delta. Part 2 of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari," observes African skimmers, lily trotters, baboons, dwarf mouth-breeders, tiger fish and catfishlike squeakers.
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Episode 15 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
Release Date: 1988-03-06People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
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Episode 16 - Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
Release Date: 1988-03-20The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
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Episode 17 - Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
Release Date: 1988-03-27After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
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Episode 18 - Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
Release Date: 1988-04-24Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
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Episode 19 - Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
Release Date: 1988-05-01Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
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Episode 20 - The Elephant Challenge
Release Date: 1988-05-08A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
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Episode 21 - The Coral Triangle
Release Date: 1988-06-12An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.
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Episode 22 - The Elephant Challenge
Release Date: 1988-05-08A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
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Episode 23 - The Coral Triangle
Release Date: 1988-06-12An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.