Nature - Season 5

Nature - Season 5

Season 5

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DatesOct 19, 1986 - May 17, 1987
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Episodes

Alyeska: The Great Land
Season 5Episode 160 min

Alyeska: The Great Land

Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
Oct 19, 1986
Baja Lagoon
Season 5Episode 260 min

Baja Lagoon

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.
Oct 26, 1986
Galapagos: How They Got There (1)
Season 5Episode 360 min

Galapagos: How They Got There (1)

This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
Nov 2, 1986
Galapagos: Cold on the Equator (2)
Season 5Episode 460 min

Galapagos: Cold on the Equator (2)

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.
Nov 9, 1986
Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers (3)
Season 5Episode 560 min

Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers (3)

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.
Nov 16, 1986
Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
Season 5Episode 660 min

Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters

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.
Nov 23, 1986
Cats
Season 5Episode 760 min

Cats

An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
Dec 7, 1986
Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
Season 5Episode 860 min

Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass

The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
Dec 14, 1986
The Elephant Challenge
Season 5Episode 960 min

The Elephant Challenge

A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
Jan 18, 1987
Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
Season 5Episode 1060 min

Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea

A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
Feb 8, 1987
In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil (1)
Season 5Episode 1160 min

In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil (1)

The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
Feb 22, 1987
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness (2)
Season 5Episode 1260 min

In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness (2)

A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
Mar 1, 1987
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle (3)
Season 5Episode 1360 min

In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle (3)

Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
Mar 8, 1987
America's Wild Horses
Season 5Episode 1460 min

America's Wild Horses

Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
Mar 15, 1987
Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden (1)
Season 5Episode 1560 min

Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden (1)

An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
Apr 12, 1987
Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea (2)
Season 5Episode 1660 min

Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea (2)

The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
Apr 19, 1987
The Forgotten Garden
Season 5Episode 1760 min

The Forgotten Garden

What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
Apr 26, 1987
Lords of Hokkaido
Season 5Episode 1860 min

Lords of Hokkaido

A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
May 10, 1987
Designed for Living
Season 5Episode 1960 min

Designed for Living

The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
May 17, 1987

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