Nature (Staffel 9)

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.

Seasons in the Sea (Folge 1)
Sendedatum: 1990-09-30
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
Monkeys on the Edge (Folge 2)
Sendedatum: 1990-10-07
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Three species of monkeys, the muriqui, the golden lion tamarin and the buffy-headed marmoset struggle for survival in Brazil's coastal Atlantic Forest.
Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun (Folge 3)
Sendedatum: 1990-10-14
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.
Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas (Folge 4)
Sendedatum: 1990-10-21
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.
The Sisterhood (Folge 5)
Sendedatum: 1990-11-11
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.
Supersense: Sight and Sound (Folge 6)
Sendedatum: 1990-11-18
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.
Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond (Folge 7)
Sendedatum: 1990-11-25
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.
Supersense: Making Sense (Folge 8)
Sendedatum: 1990-12-02
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.
Monkey Island (Folge 9)
Sendedatum: 1990-12-09
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: This program travels to the island of Cayo Santiago off Puerto Rico to study the behavioral patterns of a colony of feral Rhesus Macaques.
Grizzly Country (Folge 10)
Sendedatum: 1990-12-16
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Rangers at Denali National Park in Alaska train hikers for planned encounters with grizzlies; Alaskan grizzly bears are seen salmon fishing at Brooks Falls.
The Wild Shores of Patagonia (Folge 11)
Sendedatum: 1991-01-13
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.
The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone (Folge 12)
Sendedatum: 1991-02-17
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: 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.
One Man's Kenya (Folge 13)
Sendedatum: 1991-02-24
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.
The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal (Folge 14)
Sendedatum: 1991-03-03
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.
Grand Teton Wilderness (Folge 15)
Sendedatum: 1991-03-10
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Year of the Jackal (Folge 16)
Sendedatum: 1991-03-17
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.
Black Bear of the North (Folge 17)
Sendedatum: 1991-03-24
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.
Wild Dogs of Africa (Folge 18)
Sendedatum: 1991-04-07
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.
Marathon Bird (Folge 19)
Sendedatum: 1991-04-14
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: A profile of the albatross examines its traits and habitats, as well as the mysteries and myths surrounding it.
The Cat That Came in From the Cold (Folge 20)
Sendedatum: 1991-04-28
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: A polecat winters at a working farm in Wales, along with scavenging foxes, rats and birds.
Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park (Folge 21)
Sendedatum: 1991-05-12
Laufzeit: 53 min
Übersicht: Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.