Nature (Season 5)

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.

Alyeska: The Great Land 0.0
Air date: 1986-10-19
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
Baja Lagoon 0.0
Air date: 1986-10-26
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: An examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
Galapagos: How They Got There 0.0
Air date: 1986-11-02
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
Galapagos: Cold on the Equator 0.0
Air date: 1986-11-09
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Marine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.
Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers 0.0
Air date: 1986-11-16
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.
Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters 0.0
Air date: 1986-11-23
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
Cats 0.0
Air date: 1986-12-07
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass 0.0
Air date: 1986-12-14
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
The Elephant Challenge 0.0
Air date: 1987-01-18
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea 0.0
Air date: 1987-02-08
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil 0.0
Air date: 1987-02-22
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness 0.0
Air date: 1987-03-01
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle 0.0
Air date: 1987-03-08
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
America's Wild Horses 0.0
Air date: 1987-03-15
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden 0.0
Air date: 1987-04-12
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea 0.0
Air date: 1987-04-19
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
The Forgotten Garden 0.0
Air date: 1987-04-26
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
Lords of Hokkaido 0.0
Air date: 1987-05-10
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
Designed for Living 0.0
Air date: 1987-05-17
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
Masked Monkeys 0.0
Air date: 1987-05-24
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.