Episode guide
Nature: Season 18
18 episodes · premiered Oct 24, 1999
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- Episode 1: Antarctica: The End of the Earth: Katabatic Oct 24, 1999 · 53m Documentary that explores Antarctica's weather phenomena, its rugged and adaptable wildlife and the powerful dynamics of its ever-changing icecap. Part 1 discusses the effects of the…
- Episode 2: Antarctica: The End of the Earth: Iceberg Oct 31, 1999 · 53m Part 2 investigates the icebergs, million-ton islands of ice that have broken free of glacial cliffs to become floating platforms of life. Despite the harshness of the environment, diverse…
- Episode 3: Horses Nov 14, 1999 · 53m Though their glory days may be in the past, these hoofed creatures continue to enthrall us, as the NATURE program HORSES demonstrates in sparkling detail. From the steppes of Mongolia…
- Episode 4: Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic Nov 21, 1999 · 53m Ironically, the powerful, dedicated canines profiled in Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic are little more than mutts. They are mixed-breed huskies that have endurance.
- Episode 5: Wisdom of the Wild Dec 5, 1999 · 53m Human lives have been influenced by animals in matters that reach far beyond the food chain. In surprising ways, animals help teach, heal, and strengthen people -- in body, mind, and spirit.
- Episode 6: Inside the Animal Mind Part One: Are Animals Intelligent? Jan 4, 2000 · 53m Birds may have a reputation for being less than geniuses, but researchers are discovering that some are remarkably smart. Some birds have the capacity to recognize, count, or name…
- Episode 7: Humpback Whales Jan 9, 2000 · 55m Spanning the Pacific from the inlets of the Alaskan coast to the Polynesian Islands and the shores of Antarctica, Humpback Whales presents a multi-faceted portrait of this fascinating…
- Episode 8: Inside the Animal Mind Part Two: Do Animals Have Emotions? Jan 11, 2000 · 53m Happiness, sadness, anger, fear, love, hate — emotions play a pivotal role in our lives. But do they loom large in an animal’s world as well? Part Two of NATURE’s Inside the Animal Mind…
- Episode 9: Inside the Animal Mind Part Three: Animal Consciousness Jan 18, 2000 · 53m As you read this, you are probably aware of reading this. Indeed, you can also imagine yourself reading this — a sort of picture within a picture in your mind’s eye. But do animals share…
- Episode 10: Cheetahs in a Hot Spot Feb 6, 2000 · 53m Cheetahs in a Hot Spot takes viewers to Namibia, one of the world’s richest cheetah habitats, for a remarkable look at these graceful hunters. It follows six gangly young cheetahs as they…
- Episode 11: Showdown at Grizzly River Feb 13, 2000 · 53m NATURE’s Showdown at Grizzly River tells the story of one bold little bear’s coming of age at the falls. It follows an 18-month old cub named Toughie as she spends her last few months with…
- Episode 12: Jackals of the African Crater Feb 27, 2000 · 55m Jackals of the African Crater documents the dramatic, and sometimes heartrending, stories of these jackal families. One pair of black-backed parents struggles to feed its pups in the midst…
- Episode 13: Obsession with Orchids Apr 16, 2000 · 53m No flowering plant has captured the attention of humans, or stirred their passions, in quite the way that orchids have.
- Episode 14: Earth Navigators Apr 23, 2000 · 53m NATURE follows the world's most dauntless creatures in their epic migrations in "Earth Navigators."
- Episode 15: The Body Changers May 7, 2000 · 53m Many animals have a special ability to transform themselves, for the sake of survival, reproduction, or both.
- Episode 16: Springs Eternal: Florida's Fountain of Youth May 14, 2000 · 53m According to legend, Spanish explorers believed that a fountain of eternal youth bubbled up to the surface somewhere in the place we know today as Florida. In a poetic way, they were right.
- Episode 17: The Nature of Sex Jun 11, 2000 · 53m From the sea horse that mates in an hypnotic underwater ballet to the rodent who copulates until he literally drops dead, THE NATURE OF SEX spans the globe to illustrate how an astonishing…
- Episode 18: Animal Attractions: Amazing Tales from the San Diego Zoo Feb 27, 2000 · 53m NATURE takes you an a whirlwind tour of the animal kingdom as we explore the World-Famous San Diego Zoo and Animal Park. Every animal has a story…and so does the staff at the San Diego…