Episode guide
Nature: Season 26
13 episodes · premiered Oct 28, 2007
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- Episode 1: Silence of the Bees Oct 28, 2007 · 53m The Season 26 opener probes colony collapse disorder---the dramatic loss of honeybees in North America and Europe. The honeybee is responsible (via pollination) for one of every three…
- Episode 2: In the Valley of the Wolves Nov 4, 2007 · 53m Discover the epic history of the Druids, one of more than a dozen gray wolf packs now occupying the 2.2 million acres of Yellowstone National Park.
- Episode 3: The Cheetah Orphans Nov 11, 2007 · 53m Documentarian Simon King raises two orphaned cheetah cubs in Kenya's Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. He's seen bottle-feeding them and---to prepare them for the wild--- teaching the pair to…
- Episode 4: The Beauty of Ugly Nov 18, 2007 · 53m Nature's ugliest creatures are spotlighted, including the dung beetle, elephant-seal bull, ghost-faced bat, Indian stork, naked mole rat, needle-toothed viperfish, proboscis monkey…
- Episode 5: The Desert Lions Jan 6, 2008 · 53m Dr. Philip Stander, a Namibian carnivore expert, investigates the resurgent lion population in the Namib Desert. Included: the uniqueness of the big cats; and their biggest…
- Episode 6: Parrots in the Land of Oz Jan 27, 2008 · 53m An exploration of Australia's diverse parrot population, including the fig parrot, the golden-shouldered parrot and the palm cockatoo. The overview examines their mating rituals and fight…
- Episode 7: Crash: a Tale of Two Species Feb 10, 2008 · 53m The link between the horseshoe crab, which has remained the same for some 350 million years, and the red-knot shorebird, is explored. The horseshoe crab's spawning grounds, the Delaware…
- Episode 8: Arctic Bears Feb 17, 2008 · 53m An examination of what the future may hold for polar bears, which evolved from grizzlies during the last ice age, due to the dramatic changes in their Arctic habitat. The documentary also…
- Episode 9: What Females Want and Males Will Do (1) Apr 6, 2008 · 53m In the animal world females often call the shots. But their decisions may be surprising. In an effort to understand the mating game, NATURE follows biologist Chadden Hunter, PhD, through…
- Episode 10: What Females Want and Males Will Do (2) Apr 13, 2008 · 53m Apparently, there is nothing a male will not do for the right to mate with a female — dance, sing, fight, change body colors, illuminate, even agree to be eaten alive. There is often a…
- Episode 11: The Gorilla King Apr 20, 2008 · 53m A fascinating profile of a 33-year-old silverback named Titus, the leader of a gorilla clan in the mountainous region between Rwanda and Congo who faces a challenge for supremacy from his…
- Episode 12: Superfish May 4, 2008 · 53m Marine biologist-filmmaker Rick Rosenthal documents billfish (marlins, sailfish and swordfish), whose numbers have dwindled over the past 50 years from overfishing. Included: off Mexico's…
- Episode 13: Prince of the Alps May 11, 2008 · 53m From the moment he is born, a red deer calf faces a life-long struggle to survive in his new home — the mountain wilderness of the Austrian Alps. NATURE reveals a breathtaking view into…