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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 9 episodes

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Episode 1

Seasons in the Sea

53m

Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

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Episode 2

Monkeys on the Edge

53m

Three species of monkeys, the muriqui, the golden lion tamarin and the buffy-headed marmoset struggle for survival in Brazil's coastal Atlantic Forest.

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Episode 3

Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun

53m

A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.

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Episode 4

Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas

53m

A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.

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Episode 5

The Sisterhood

53m

Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.

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Episode 6

Supersense: Sight and Sound

53m

Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.

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Episode 7

Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond

53m

Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.

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Episode 8

Supersense: Making Sense

53m

Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.

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Episode 9

Monkey Island

53m

This program travels to the island of Cayo Santiago off Puerto Rico to study the behavioral patterns of a colony of feral Rhesus Macaques.

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Episode 10

Grizzly Country

53m

Rangers at Denali National Park in Alaska train hikers for planned encounters with grizzlies; Alaskan grizzly bears are seen salmon fishing at Brooks Falls.

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Episode 11

The Wild Shores of Patagonia

53m

Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.

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Episode 12

The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone

53m

In light of the Persian Gulf War and the recent oil spills, PBS airs an update of the 1984 episode of Nature, Treasures of the Gulf, that focused on the effects of the Iran-Iraq war on the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.

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Episode 13

One Man's Kenya

53m

The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.

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Episode 14

The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal

53m

Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.

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Episode 15

Grand Teton Wilderness

53m

The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Episode 16

Year of the Jackal

53m

Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.

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Episode 17

Black Bear of the North

53m

Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.

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Episode 18

Wild Dogs of Africa

53m

The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.

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Episode 19

Marathon Bird

53m

A profile of the albatross examines its traits and habitats, as well as the mysteries and myths surrounding it.

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Episode 20

The Cat That Came in From the Cold

53m

A polecat winters at a working farm in Wales, along with scavenging foxes, rats and birds.

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Episode 21

Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park

53mfinale

Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.

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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