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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Air Date: 1982-10-10
Following the path of the condor, whose ten-foot wingspan enables it to soar effortlessly over the peaks of the Andes...
Air Date: 1982-10-17
While the cold waters of the Pacific Coast of South America are among the richest in the world, the shore is the drie...
Air Date: 1982-10-24
The third part of the series is a spectacular visual trip down the fabled river. From the snow-clad summit of the vol...
Air Date: 1982-10-31
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Air Date: 1982-11-07
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Air Date: 1982-11-14
Examines the fragile ecology of the Caribbean area in a unique and vivid look at the forces affecting this area's eco...
Air Date: 1982-11-21
Surveying Costa Rica's Monte Verde preserve, which contains some 200 varieties of trees, including 300-ft. oaks. Anim...
Air Date: 1982-11-28
The first of the series takes us back to the 13th Century to explore medieval superstitions of ancient "naturalists."...
Air Date: 1982-12-05
Theologians and clerics in the 17th and 18th centuries were among the first to study animal behavior. John Ray began ...
Air Date: 1982-12-12
In 1848, Charles Darwin began the quest to understand the mysteries of the animal mind. Following Darwin's achievemen...
Air Date: 1982-12-19
First there is a re-creation of Ivan Pavlov's experiments which led to the discovery of the "conditioned reflex." The...
Air Date: 1982-12-26
Continuing with the exploration of animal communication we see recreations of Karl von Frisch unraveling the language...
Air Date: 1983-01-02
Scientists have long attempted to discover why animals rarely live alone. Animal society seems to be based on despoti...