Episode guide
Nature: Season 5
20 episodes · premiered Oct 19, 1986
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- Episode 1: Alyeska: The Great Land Oct 19, 1986 · 53m Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
- Episode 2: Baja Lagoon Oct 26, 1986 · 53m 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.
- Episode 3: Galapagos: How They Got There Nov 2, 1986 · 53m This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
- Episode 4: Galapagos: Cold on the Equator Nov 9, 1986 · 53m 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.
- Episode 5: Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers Nov 16, 1986 · 53m 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…
- Episode 6: Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters Nov 23, 1986 · 53m 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…
- Episode 7: Cats Dec 7, 1986 · 53m An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
- Episode 8: Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass Dec 14, 1986 · 53m The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
- Episode 9: The Elephant Challenge Jan 18, 1987 · 53m A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
- Episode 10: Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea Feb 8, 1987 · 53m A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
- Episode 11: In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil Feb 22, 1987 · 53m The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
- Episode 12: In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness Mar 1, 1987 · 53m A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
- Episode 13: In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle Mar 8, 1987 · 53m Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
- Episode 14: America's Wild Horses Mar 15, 1987 · 53m Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
- Episode 15: Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden Apr 12, 1987 · 53m An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
- Episode 16: Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea Apr 19, 1987 · 53m The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
- Episode 17: The Forgotten Garden Apr 26, 1987 · 53m What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
- Episode 18: Lords of Hokkaido May 10, 1987 · 53m A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
- Episode 19: Designed for Living May 17, 1987 · 53m The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
- Episode 20: Masked Monkeys May 24, 1987 · 55m Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.