Nature - Season 27

Nature - Season 27

Season 27

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DatesOct 26, 2008 - May 17, 2009
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Episodes

White Falcon, White Wolf
Season 27Episode 160 min

White Falcon, White Wolf

On a remote Arctic island, a breeding pair of gyrfalcons and a pack of Arctic wolves struggle to raise their young as nine months of snow and ice melt away.
Oct 26, 2008
Clever Monkeys
Season 27Episode 260 min

Clever Monkeys

Just how smart are monkeys? Their curiosity leads them to try new things, but it’s their culture that teaches them much of what they know.
Nov 9, 2008
American Eagle
Season 27Episode 360 min

American Eagle

Following their protection as an endangered species, bald eagles have come roaring back. But even in the best of times, life in the wild is a surprisingly tough struggle.
Nov 16, 2008
The Wolf That Changed America
Season 27Episode 460 min

The Wolf That Changed America

In 1893, a bounty hunter named Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to the untamed canyons of New Mexico on a mission to kill a dangerous outlaw: a wolf named Lobo.
Nov 23, 2008
The Dragon Chronicles
Season 27Episode 560 min

The Dragon Chronicles

Follow Rom Whitaker as he journeys around the world, reimagining the lines between fact and fantasy, in search of the fabled dragons' contemporary counterparts.
Jan 11, 2009
Is That Skunk?
Season 27Episode 660 min

Is That Skunk?

We find them in the evening digging through our garbage, hiding under our houses, or walking through our yards, streets, and parks. Skunks seem perfectly adapted to life around us. But we are less comfortable around them, for fear of their potent spray. As we expand our urban areas, many skunks find themselves increasingly unwelcome neighbors. It seems everyone has their own skunk story. But what do we really know about these infamous black and white creatures?
Jan 25, 2009
Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears
Season 27Episode 760 min

Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears

In South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains, one animal’s perseverance makes it the ultimate survivor: the eland, the largest member of the antelope family.
Feb 8, 2009
Why We Love Cats and Dogs
Season 27Episode 860 min

Why We Love Cats and Dogs

Some people are cat people, some are dog people. But regardless of which camp they fall into, most people are simply crazy about their pets. The connections people form with their cats and dogs are often the longest, strongest relationships in their lives. They are our soul mates, our best friends, sometimes even our surrogate children. What makes these creatures such key members of our families?
Feb 15, 2009
Kilauea: Mountain of Fire
Season 27Episode 960 min

Kilauea: Mountain of Fire

Kilauea continually molds Hawaii’s Big Island. Creating new land, shaping ancient forests and carving tunnels through the earth, the volcano fascinates a dedicated group of scientists and filmmakers who follow its every action. Using innovative new imaging technologies to map the magma chamber, following the lava’s heat along its journey underground, and listening to the constant noises of its movements, geologists map the shifting liquid earth as they work to understand its awesome force.
Mar 29, 2009
Frogs: The Thin Green Line
Season 27Episode 1060 min

Frogs: The Thin Green Line

More than a third of all amphibians have already been lost, and more are disappearing every day. A fungus called chytrid has been identified as the major culprit.
Apr 5, 2009
The Loneliest Animals
Season 27Episode 1160 min

The Loneliest Animals

Around the globe, unique and fascinating species face extinction. Follow the plight of these creatures and the dedicated conservationists who fight for them.
Apr 19, 2009
Eagles of Mull
Season 27Episode 1260 min

Eagles of Mull

Returning home to the Isle of Mull after 15 years abroad, Gordon Buchanan was happy for the chance to take a new look at his native land, through his camera lens.
May 3, 2009
Victoria Falls
Season 27Episode 1360 min

Victoria Falls

The world's largest waterfall, Victoria Falls, is explored through the eyes of a 74-year-old fisherman who's lived near the 350-foot wonder, located on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, for all of his life. During the rainy season (November to April), much of the wildlife that depend on the river for subsistence dissipate into the savanna. The rest of the year, however, it attracts baboons, eagles, elephants, hippos, kingfishers and quelea finches, among other creatures.
May 17, 2009

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