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Nature

Season 2 1983 - 1984
TV-G

  • 1983-10-10T00:00:00Z on PBS
  • 50m
  • 11h 29m (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Family
Transport viewers to faraway places ranging from the steamy plains of Africa to the splendors of cold Antarctica. The main focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1983-10-10T00:00:00Z

2x01 Forest in the Sea

Season Premiere

2x01 Forest in the Sea

  • 1983-10-10T00:00:00Z53m

The vast areas of kelp growing on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean provide a vital food source for countless creatures.

As an agent of decay, fungi performs a function essential to life on earth.

1983-10-24T00:00:00Z

2x03 Acacia: Tree of Thorns

2x03 Acacia: Tree of Thorns

  • 1983-10-24T00:00:00Z53m

A great variety of wildlife species live in and around the thorny acacia trees on the African plains.

Wildlife photographer Hugh Miles finds an opportunity to film a female otter on one of the remote Shetland islands.

1983-11-14T01:00:00Z

2x05 Secret Weapons

2x05 Secret Weapons

  • 1983-11-14T01:00:00Z53m

Insects such as the beetle, firefly and moth make use of their natural chemicals as weapons against their enemies.

1983-12-19T01:00:00Z

2x06 Voices in the Forest

2x06 Voices in the Forest

  • 1983-12-19T01:00:00Z53m

The time-honored and ritualistic relationship of the highland peoples of Papua, New Guinea, to the birds of paradise is examined.

1984-02-06T01:00:00Z

2x07 Osprey

2x07 Osprey

  • 1984-02-06T01:00:00Z53m

A look at this large bird’s life cycle, from hatching in the Scottish highlands through migration to Africa and its annual return to Scotland.

1984-02-13T01:00:00Z

2x08 Big Business in Bees

2x08 Big Business in Bees

  • 1984-02-13T01:00:00Z53m

Examined is the giant industry of bee cultivation in the U.S. and its relation to the billions of dollars annually at stake in the alfalfa crop.

1984-02-20T01:00:00Z

2x09 Jet Set Wildlife

2x09 Jet Set Wildlife

  • 1984-02-20T01:00:00Z53m

An examination of the effects of alien plants and animals on Florida’s resident wildlife, agriculture, commerce and health.

1984-02-27T01:00:00Z

2x10 The Masterbuilders

2x10 The Masterbuilders

  • 1984-02-27T01:00:00Z53m

An examination of the nest-building habits of birds in various parts of the world.

1984-03-05T01:00:00Z

2x11 Plight of the Bumblebee

2x11 Plight of the Bumblebee

  • 1984-03-05T01:00:00Z53m

The life cycle of the bumblebee is compared to that of humans in order to explain the “energy crisis” confronting the insects.

1984-03-12T01:00:00Z

2x12 The Missing Monsoon

2x12 The Missing Monsoon

  • 1984-03-12T01:00:00Z53m

The will of wildlife to survive is documented by photographers Stanley Breedon and Belinda Wright at the Keola Deo National Park in India during one of the droughts that occurs every 20 to 30 years when the monsoons do not come.

Season Finale

1984-03-26T01:00:00Z

2x13 Resurrection at Truk Lagoon

Season Finale

2x13 Resurrection at Truk Lagoon

  • 1984-03-26T01:00:00Z53m

An exploration of the sunken Japanese war machinery destroyed by the Allies during World War II in the South Pacific, which provides an environment for underwater plant and animal life.

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