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Nature : Season 3
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Air date: 30 Sep '84 - 18 episodesConsistently 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.
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List of Episodes (18)
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Nature (1982)
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1. Krakatoa: The Day that Shook the World
30 Sep '84An 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.
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2. Treasures of the Gulf
07 Oct '84How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
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3. Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
14 Oct '84How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.
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4. Fragments of Eden
21 Oct '84Explores 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”.
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5. The Face of the Deep
28 Oct '84Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.
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6. Yellowstone in Winter
11 Nov '84Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.
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7. Winter Days
02 Dec '84Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate
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8. Kilimanjaro
09 Dec '84
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9. Danube Delta
16 Dec '84An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.
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10. Tumbler in the Sky
13 Jan '85Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.
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11. Kinabalu: Summit of Borneo
20 Jan '85A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.
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12. Birds of Paradox
03 Feb '85A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.
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13. Lost World of the Medusa
17 Feb '85An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.
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14. Kitum - The Elephant Cave
10 Mar '85African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.
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15. Rhino on the Run
17 Mar '85A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.
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16. Through Animal Eyes
31 Mar '85The use of new camera lenses and special video techniques makes it possible for viewers to see the world as animals and insects observe it.
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17. Man's Best Friend
28 Apr '85This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.
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18. Namaqualand: Diary of a Desert Garden
26 May '85An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.
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