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Nature

1982TV-G44 seasons7.9 / 10

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.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

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.

Season 10 episodes

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Episode 1

From the Heart of the World: the Elder Brothers' Warning

53m

This program features the Kogi tribe who live in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Columbia. They are pre-Columbian peoples, and consider themselves as the elder brothers of humankind. They insist that it is the modern world, the younger brothers, who are destroying the harmony of life on earth.

Episode credits

Written by Alan EreiraGuest stars Alan Ereira

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Episode 2

Vietnam: a Country, Not a War

53m

Vietnam's wildlife is reappearing after the great losses suffered during the war.

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Episode 3

Kali the Lion

53m

Simon King films a lioness and her pride during winter on Africa's Serengeti plain.

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Episode 4

Madagascar: Island of Ghosts

53m

A look at the environmental crisis on Madagascar and new conservation efforts being made.

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Episode 5

Land of the Eagle: the Great Encounter

53m

This first episode in the miniseries explores the European discovery and settlement of the New World. Two views are presented, that of the colonists struggles to survive in their new and unfamiliar setting, as well as the Native Americans success within the same environment.

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Episode 6

Land of the Eagle: Confronting the Wilderness

53m

A look at the colonization of Canada and the fur trade.

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Episode 7

Land of the Eagle: Conquering Swamps

53m

A focus on the prospect of gold in the new world, and the Spanish exploration of Florida in search of that alluring metal.

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Episode 8

Land of the Eagle: Across the Seas of Grass

53m

An exploration of the Great Plains of North American from the Lewis and Clark expedition through to the present day.

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Episode 9

Land of the Eagle: Into the Shining Mountains

53m

A focus on the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National Park.

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Episode 10

Land of the Eagle: Living on the Edge

53m

A look at life in the Sonoran Desert.

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Episode 11

Land of the Eagle: the First and Last Frontier

53m

Exploring the people and wildlife of Alaska.

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Episode 12

Land of the Eagle: Searching for Paradise

53m

This last episode in the miniseries looks at the landscape and wildlife of California.

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Episode 14

Horse Tigers

53m

This program follows a herd of zebras along their yearly migration route through the African plains.

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Episode 15

Arctic Wanderers

53m

Follows the yearly migration of the caribou of Alaska and the Yukon Territory in an effort to find suitable birthing grounds, all will trying to avoid wolves and other predators.

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Episode 16

Ladakh: Kingdom in the Clouds

53m

India's remote Ladakh region in the Himalaya Mountains, home to the snow leopard and other rare wildlife.

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Episode 17

Tiwai: Island of the Apes

53m

Chimpanzees and other primates survive on Tiwai, an Upper Guinea island where witchcraft and taboos still exist.

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Episode 18

A Celebration of Birds with Roger Tory Peterson

53m

Roger Tory Peterson's fight to save America's birds and their habitats.

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Episode 19

Elephant Seals: Those Magnificent Diving Machines

53m

The life cycle of a female northern elephant seal is documented.

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Episode 20

Dolphins: Close Encounters

53m

Explores the lives of dolphins all around the world, and the scientists who are trying to communicate with them.

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Episode 21

Last Stand of the Giants

53mfinale

Loggers and conservationists have conflicting plans for ancient forests of redwoods, Douglas firs, hemlocks and Sitka spruce trees along the Northern Pacific rim.

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Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026

More about Nature

Cast

Donald C. JohansonSelf
George PageNarrator (voice), Host
Jason O'MaraNarrator (voice)
F. Murray AbrahamNarrator (voice)
James NaughtonNarrator (voice)
Lynn SherrNarrator (voice)
Michael GrossNarrator (voice)
Christopher PlummerNarrator (voice)

Credits

Created by
Thomas Lovejoy, George Page

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
692
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • PBSUnited States
  • ThirteenUnited States
  • Coneflower Films StudiosUnited States
  • Trebitsch Produktion International GmbHGermany
  • Rubin Tarrant ProductionsUnited States

Themes

animal kingdomanimal speciesanimalsanimals & natureenvironmentalhelping animalsknowledgelove of animals