Nature 1982
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
Episodes
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1S1·E1 The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and FireFollowing the path of the condor, whose ten-foot wingspan enables it to soar effortlessly over the peaks of the Andes mountains, this film starts at the storm beaten…2S1·E2 The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin AirWhile the cold waters of the Pacific Coast of South America are among the richest in the world, the shore is the driest desert in the world. Yet it is not at all devoid…3S1·E3 The Flight of the Condor: Down the AmazonThe third part of the series is a spectacular visual trip down the fabled river. From the snow-clad summit of the volcano Cotopaxi and others comes the greatest river in…4S1·E4 Amate: The Great Fig Tree5S1·E5 Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons6S1·E6 On the Edge of ParadiseExamines the fragile ecology of the Caribbean area in a unique and vivid look at the forces affecting this area's ecological balance, such as hurricanes, volcanoes, the…7S1·E7 Forest in the CloudsSurveying Costa Rica's Monte Verde preserve, which contains some 200 varieties of trees, including 300-ft. oaks. Animal life includes deadly scorpions; army ants; and…8S1·E8 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural MysteriesThe first of the series takes us back to the 13th Century to explore medieval superstitions of ancient "naturalists." Frederick II of Hohenstaufen had a passion for…9S1·E9 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of GodTheologians and clerics in the 17th and 18th centuries were among the first to study animal behavior. John Ray began in the 1600's to catalog "the work of the Creation,"…10S1·E10 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the MindIn 1848, Charles Darwin began the quest to understand the mysteries of the animal mind. Following Darwin's achievement - suggesting a plausible process for evolution:…11S1·E11 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of LearningFirst there is a re-creation of Ivan Pavlov's experiments which led to the discovery of the "conditioned reflex." Then we see the investigation by Otto Pfungst of "Kluge…12S1·E12 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and SignalsContinuing with the exploration of animal communication we see recreations of Karl von Frisch unraveling the language of honey bees. Julian Huxley, who discovered a…13S1·E13 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living TogetherScientists have long attempted to discover why animals rarely live alone. Animal society seems to be based on despotic rule by the strongest, tempered by the powerful…
Cast
K
Kevin Draine
Narrator (voice)
C
Chris Morgan
Narrator (voice)
A
Allan Peck
Narrator (voice)
L
Lynn Sherr
Narrator (voice)
S
Scott Brick
Narrator (voice)
N
Niobe Thompson
Host
T
Tom Harges
Narrator (voice)
E
Ed Trucco
Narrator (voice)
R
Romulus Whitaker
Narrator (voice)
H
Hardy Jones
Host
J
Joe Hutto
Host
H
Hugo Kitching
Narrator (voice)
P
Paul Christie
Narrator (voice)
A
Alan Ereira
Narrator (voice)
S
Samuel Gilbert-Davies
Re-enactor
Crew
- Creator
- Thomas Lovejoy, George Page
Details
- First air date
- Oct 10, 1982
- Last air date
- Apr 22, 2026
- Seasons
- 45
- Episodes
- 697
- Episode runtime
- 53 min
- Network
- PBS
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studios
- Thirteen, Coneflower Films Studios, Trebitsch Produktion International GmbH, Rubin Tarrant Productions
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Language
- English
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