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.
Showing Season 5 of 44
Season 5
1986
No overview available.
01. Alyeska: The Great Land
1986-10-19
Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
02. Baja Lagoon
1986-10-26
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.
03. Galapagos: How They Got There
1986-11-02
This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
04. Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
1986-11-09
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.
05. Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
1986-11-16
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.
06. Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
1986-11-23
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.
07. Cats
1986-12-07
An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
08. Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
1986-12-14
The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
09. The Elephant Challenge
1987-01-18
A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
10. Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
1987-02-08
A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
11. In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
1987-02-22
The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
12. In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
1987-03-01
A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
13. In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
1987-03-08
Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
14. America's Wild Horses
1987-03-15
Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
15. Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
1987-04-12
An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
16. Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
1987-04-19
The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
17. The Forgotten Garden
1987-04-26
What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
18. Lords of Hokkaido
1987-05-10
A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
19. Designed for Living
1987-05-17
The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
20. Masked Monkeys
1987-05-24
Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.
All Seasons
Specials
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
Season 23
Season 24
Season 25
Season 26
Season 27
Season 28
Season 29
Season 30
Season 31
Season 32
Season 33
Season 34
Season 35
Season 36
Season 37
Season 38
Season 39Season 40
Season 41
Season 42
Season 43