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Season 6

Nature Season 6

September. 20,1987
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8.9
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TV-G
| Documentary Family

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.

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Nature Season 6 Full Episode Guide

Episode 21 - The Coral Triangle
First Aired: June. 12,1988

An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.

Episode 20 - The Elephant Challenge
First Aired: May. 08,1988

A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.

Episode 19 - Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
First Aired: May. 01,1988

Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.

Episode 18 - Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
First Aired: April. 24,1988

Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.

Episode 17 - Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
First Aired: March. 27,1988

After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.

Episode 16 - Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
First Aired: March. 20,1988

The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.

Episode 15 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
First Aired: March. 06,1988

People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.

Episode 14 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
First Aired: February. 28,1988

Creatures of the air, trees and water brave the five-month floods through the Okavango delta. Part 2 of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari," observes African skimmers, lily trotters, baboons, dwarf mouth-breeders, tiger fish and catfishlike squeakers.

Episode 13 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
First Aired: February. 21,1988

The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.

Episode 12 - Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess
First Aired: February. 14,1988

A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.

Episode 11 - In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God
First Aired: January. 24,1988

Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.

Episode 10 - Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed
First Aired: January. 10,1988

U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.

Episode 9 - Land of the Kiwi
First Aired: January. 03,1988

Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.

Episode 8 - Tiger!
First Aired: December. 06,1987

International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.

Episode 7 - The Volcano Watchers
First Aired: November. 29,1987

Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.

Episode 6 - The Legend of the Lightning Bird
First Aired: November. 22,1987

The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.

Episode 5 - A Season in the Sun
First Aired: November. 15,1987

The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.

Episode 4 - Perspectives of Paradise
First Aired: October. 18,1987

The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.

Episode 3 - Spirits of the Forest
First Aired: October. 04,1987

The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.

Episode 2 - Amazonia: A Burning Question
First Aired: September. 27,1987

Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.

Episode 1 - The Flowing Oasis
First Aired: September. 20,1987

Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.

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