Nature (Season 12)

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.

In the Company of Wolves with Timothy Dalton 0.0
Air date: 1993-10-03
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Timothy Dalton searches for wolf habitats in North America to learn more about the animal
Treasure of the Andes 0.0
Air date: 1993-10-10
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The history of llamas, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos in South America.
Echoes from the Ice 0.0
Air date: 1993-11-07
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The two-hundred-foot walls of ice in Glacier Bay overwhelm the senses, but they also surround the most beautiful sights Alaska has to offer — the Northern Lights, the roaming grizzly bears, and the humpback whales. The glacier itself is also creating new life — it has retreated some 70 miles up the bay, wiping the ecological slate clean, allowing new plants and animals to start again from scratch.
The Nature of Sex: the Primal Instinct 0.0
Air date: 1993-11-22
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: This program looks at the varied ways in which life reproduces. Whether a species has one sex, two sexes, both at once or none at all, the urge to procreate is there.
The Nature of Sex: a Time and a Place 0.0
Air date: 1993-11-22
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Explores the various influences on mating and courtship, from the sun, the moon and the change of seasons, to the specific behaviors within species.
The Nature of Sex: The Sex Contract 0.0
Air date: 1993-11-23
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Explores the selection process among different species for choosing a mate, whether it’s for life or just for the day.
The Nature of Sex: Sex and the Human Animal 0.0
Air date: 1993-11-23
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: An investigation into the origins of human sexuality and sexual roles.
The Nature of Sex: a Miracle in the Making 0.0
Air date: 1993-11-24
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at the reproduction process from conception to birth of a wide variety of animals.
The Nature of Sex: Young Ones 0.0
Air date: 1993-11-24
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at the parental process of all sorts of earth’s creatures.
Nature's Great African Moments 0.0
Air date: 1993-12-05
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: "Nature's Great African Moments" features clips from episodes focusing on the continent and its abundant wildlife. Included: wildebeests, zebras, lions, giraffes and flamingos.
Anima Mundi: Before It's Too Late 0.0
Air date: 1994-01-23
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: "Anima Mundi" offers images of the natural world set to music; "Before It's Too Late" examines zoos' efforts to preserve endangered species. Included: attempts to restore near-extinct mammals to mainland Australia.
Phantom of the Forest 0.0
Air date: 1994-02-20
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A study of the goshawk, a bird of prey that has been restored to the Scottish woodlands after being pushed to the brink of extinction. Included: the goshawk's courtship ritual; how chicks learn to fly.
Sea Otter Story: Warm Hearts & Cold Water 0.0
Air date: 1994-03-13
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: "A Sea Otter Story---Warm Hearts & Cold Water" examines a California aquarium's efforts to raise an otter and teach it necessary survival skills. Also: the impact of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill on Alaskan otters.
Toadskin Spell 0.0
Air date: 1994-05-15
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: "Toadskin Spell" examines frogs and toads and how the qualities of their skin help them survive extreme climates. Included: toad-derived poisons, medicines and hallucinogens.