Nature (Season 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 0.0
Air date: 1990-09-30
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
Monkeys on the Edge 0.0
Air date: 1990-10-07
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1990-10-14
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.
Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas 0.0
Air date: 1990-10-21
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.
The Sisterhood 0.0
Air date: 1990-11-11
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.
Supersense: Sight and Sound 0.0
Air date: 1990-11-18
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.
Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond 0.0
Air date: 1990-11-25
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.
Supersense: Making Sense 0.0
Air date: 1990-12-02
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.
Monkey Island 0.0
Air date: 1990-12-09
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1990-12-16
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1991-01-13
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.
The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone 0.0
Air date: 1991-02-17
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1991-02-24
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.
The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal 0.0
Air date: 1991-03-03
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.
Grand Teton Wilderness 0.0
Air date: 1991-03-10
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Year of the Jackal 0.0
Air date: 1991-03-17
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.
Black Bear of the North 0.0
Air date: 1991-03-24
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.
Wild Dogs of Africa 0.0
Air date: 1991-04-07
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.
Marathon Bird 0.0
Air date: 1991-04-14
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: 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 0.0
Air date: 1991-04-28
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: A polecat winters at a working farm in Wales, along with scavenging foxes, rats and birds.
Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park 0.0
Air date: 1991-05-12
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.