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The Nature of Things

Season 17 1976 - 1977

  • 1976-12-23T01:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 7h 30m (10 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, every week presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world.

10 episodes

Season Premiere

1976-12-23T01:00:00Z

17x01 Noah's Park

Season Premiere

17x01 Noah's Park

  • 1976-12-23T01:00:00Z45m

The work of a group of naturalists who are attempting to create a refuge for biblical animals by restocking a park with the species that inhabited the land in Bible times. (Season Debut)

Close-up look at a coral reef. Through the use of micro-photography, viewers are afforded a look at the unique way in which a reef is formed.

1977-01-06T01:00:00Z

17x03 Birthright Newborn

17x03 Birthright Newborn

  • 1977-01-06T01:00:00Z45m

A fascinating study of the newborn human. The film features many prominant people in the limited field of newborn research, and many surprising discoveries that have been made. The human infant is born with.a surprising number of abilities and reflexes.

1977-01-20T01:00:00Z

17x04 Children of the Buffalo

17x04 Children of the Buffalo

  • 1977-01-20T01:00:00Z45m

"Children of the Buffalo" documents the daily lives of the Toda tribe of Southern India. Toda culture centers on the raising of water buffalo, requiring religious rituals for almost every dairy activity from milking to churning butter. Also: a study of Toda marriage rituals and funeral rites.

1977-01-27T01:00:00Z

17x05 Geriatric Medicine

17x05 Geriatric Medicine

  • 1977-01-27T01:00:00Z45m

Geriatric medicine and some aspects of research into the biology of aging. Dr. Ronald Cape, who leads a clinic at the University of Western Ontario attempts to dispel some of the myths concerning old age and senility.

1977-02-10T01:00:00Z

17x06 The Wind and its Power

17x06 The Wind and its Power

  • 1977-02-10T01:00:00Z45m

The wind and its power, and how winds are generated. Processes of air circulation, the effect of wind on man-made structures. Sailboats, windmills and wind turbines used for generating electricity.

1977-02-17T01:00:00Z

17x07 Funk Island

17x07 Funk Island

  • 1977-02-17T01:00:00Z45m

A look at Funk Island off the north-east coast of Newfoundland which is the breeding habitat for huge populations of sea birds.

A 1970 report on land development in the Florida Everglades that threatened the survival of wildlife

Population: Everybody's Baby" examines the projected consequences of overpopulation and-the controversy surrounding population control.

1977-11-05T01:00:00Z

17x10 The Harp Seal

17x10 The Harp Seal

  • 1977-11-05T01:00:00Z45m

The harp seal, object of the highly controversial annual spring seal hunt. The program examines the seal's unique ability to adapt to the pressure of deep diving.

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