Nature(1982)

Name: Nature
Genre: Documentary, Family
Released: 1982-10-10
Rating: 7.9

★ 7.9(44)53m692 episodesReturning Series

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.

Created by:: Thomas Lovejoy, George Page
First aired:: 1982-10-10
Country:: US
Network:: PBS

Episodes

No image
1. Seasons in the Sea
1990-09-30 · 53m
Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
No image
2. Monkeys on the Edge
1990-10-07 · 53m
Three species of monkeys, the muriqui, the golden lion tamarin and the buffy-headed marmoset struggle for survival in Brazil's coastal Atlantic Forest.
No image
3. Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun
1990-10-14 · 53m
A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.
No image
4. Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas
1990-10-21 · 53m
A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.
No image
5. The Sisterhood
1990-11-11 · 53m
Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.
No image
6. Supersense: Sight and Sound
1990-11-18 · 53m
Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.
No image
7. Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond
1990-11-25 · 53m
Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.
No image
8. Supersense: Making Sense
1990-12-02 · 53m
Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.
No image
9. Monkey Island
1990-12-09 · 53m
This program travels to the island of Cayo Santiago off Puerto Rico to study the behavioral patterns of a colony of feral Rhesus Macaques.
No image
10. Grizzly Country
1990-12-16 · 53m
Rangers at Denali National Park in Alaska train hikers for planned encounters with grizzlies; Alaskan grizzly bears are seen salmon fishing at Brooks Falls.
No image
11. The Wild Shores of Patagonia
1991-01-13 · 53m
Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.
No image
12. The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone
1991-02-17 · 53m
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.
No image
13. One Man's Kenya
1991-02-24 · 53m
The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.
No image
14. The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal
1991-03-03 · 53m
Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.
No image
15. Grand Teton Wilderness
1991-03-10 · 53m
The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
No image
16. Year of the Jackal
1991-03-17 · 53m
Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.
No image
17. Black Bear of the North
1991-03-24 · 53m
Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.
No image
18. Wild Dogs of Africa
1991-04-07 · 53m
The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.
No image
19. Marathon Bird
1991-04-14 · 53m
A profile of the albatross examines its traits and habitats, as well as the mysteries and myths surrounding it.
No image
20. The Cat That Came in From the Cold
1991-04-28 · 53m
A polecat winters at a working farm in Wales, along with scavenging foxes, rats and birds.
No image
21. Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park
1991-05-12 · 53m
Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.