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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.
Episode 21 : Last Stand of the Giants
May. 31,1992
Loggers and conservationists have conflicting plans for ancient forests of redwoods, Douglas firs, hemlocks and Sitka spruce trees along the Northern Pacific rim.
Episode 20 : Dolphins: Close Encounters
March. 08,1992
Explores the lives of dolphins all around the world, and the scientists who are trying to communicate with them.
Episode 19 : Elephant Seals: Those Magnificent Diving Machines
March. 01,1992
The life cycle of a female northern elephant seal is documented.
Episode 18 : A Celebration of Birds with Roger Tory Peterson
February. 16,1992
Roger Tory Peterson's fight to save America's birds and their habitats.
Episode 17 : Tiwai: Island of the Apes
February. 09,1992
Chimpanzees and other primates survive on Tiwai, an Upper Guinea island where witchcraft and taboos still exist.
Episode 16 : Ladakh: Kingdom in the Clouds
January. 19,1992
India's remote Ladakh region in the Himalaya Mountains, home to the snow leopard and other rare wildlife.
Episode 15 : Arctic Wanderers
January. 12,1992
Follows the yearly migration of the caribou of Alaska and the Yukon Territory in an effort to find suitable birthing grounds, all will trying to avoid wolves and other predators.
Episode 14 : Horse Tigers
January. 05,1992
This program follows a herd of zebras along their yearly migration route through the African plains.
Episode 13 : Great Moments with Nature's Filmmakers
December. 08,1991
Episode 12 : Land of the Eagle: Searching for Paradise
November. 27,1991
This last episode in the miniseries looks at the landscape and wildlife of California.
Episode 11 : Land of the Eagle: the First and Last Frontier
November. 27,1991
Exploring the people and wildlife of Alaska.
Episode 10 : Land of the Eagle: Living on the Edge
November. 26,1991
A look at life in the Sonoran Desert.
Episode 9 : Land of the Eagle: Into the Shining Mountains
November. 26,1991
A focus on the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National Park.
Episode 8 : Land of the Eagle: Across the Seas of Grass
November. 25,1991
An exploration of the Great Plains of North American from the Lewis and Clark expedition through to the present day.
Episode 7 : Land of the Eagle: Conquering Swamps
November. 25,1991
A focus on the prospect of gold in the new world, and the Spanish exploration of Florida in search of that alluring metal.
Episode 6 : Land of the Eagle: Confronting the Wilderness
November. 24,1991
A look at the colonization of Canada and the fur trade.
Episode 5 : Land of the Eagle: the Great Encounter
November. 24,1991
This first episode in the miniseries explores the European discovery and settlement of the New World. Two views are presented, that of the colonists struggles to survive in their new and unfamiliar setting, as well as the Native Americans success within the same environment.
Episode 4 : Madagascar: Island of Ghosts
November. 17,1991
A look at the environmental crisis on Madagascar and new conservation efforts being made.
Episode 3 : Kali the Lion
November. 03,1991
Simon King films a lioness and her pride during winter on Africa's Serengeti plain.
Episode 2 : Vietnam: a Country, Not a War
October. 13,1991
Vietnam's wildlife is reappearing after the great losses suffered during the war.
Episode 1 : From the Heart of the World: the Elder Brothers' Warning
September. 28,1991
This program features the Kogi tribe who live in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Columbia. They are pre-Columbian peoples, and consider themselves as the elder brothers of humankind. They insist that it is the modern world, the younger brothers, who are destroying the harmony of life on earth.
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