Nature (Season 3)

Krakatoa: The Day that Shook the World (Episode 1)

Air date: 1984-09-30

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: An examination of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa, focusing on the global effects of the disastrous 1883 eruption that was heard 3,000 miles away and killed 36,000 people.

Treasures of the Gulf (Episode 2)

Air date: 1984-10-07

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.

Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind (Episode 3)

Air date: 1984-10-14

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.

Fragments of Eden (Episode 4)

Air date: 1984-10-21

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: Explores the varieties of plant and animal life found in the Seychelles, a 90-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, described in 1609 as “an earthly paradise”.

The Face of the Deep (Episode 5)

Air date: 1984-10-28

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.

Yellowstone in Winter (Episode 6)

Air date: 1984-11-11

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.

Winter Days (Episode 7)

Air date: 1984-12-02

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate

Kilimanjaro (Episode 8)

Air date: 1984-12-09

Runtime: 53 min

Danube Delta (Episode 9)

Air date: 1984-12-16

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.

Tumbler in the Sky (Episode 10)

Air date: 1985-01-13

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.

Kinabalu: Summit of Borneo (Episode 11)

Air date: 1985-01-20

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.

Birds of Paradox (Episode 12)

Air date: 1985-02-03

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.

Lost World of the Medusa (Episode 13)

Air date: 1985-02-17

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.

Kitum - The Elephant Cave (Episode 14)

Air date: 1985-03-10

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.

Rhino on the Run (Episode 15)

Air date: 1985-03-17

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.

Through Animal Eyes (Episode 16)

Air date: 1985-03-31

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: The use of new camera lenses and special video techniques makes it possible for viewers to see the world as animals and insects observe it.

Man's Best Friend (Episode 17)

Air date: 1985-04-28

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.

Namaqualand: Diary of a Desert Garden (Episode 18)

Air date: 1985-05-26

Runtime: 53 min

Overview: An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.