Episodes
Alyeska: The Great Land
Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
53 min
Baja Lagoon
An examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
53 min
Galapagos: How They Got There
This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
53 min
Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
Marine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.
53 min
Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
A look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.
53 min
Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
A look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
53 min
Cats
An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
53 min
Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
53 min
The Elephant Challenge
A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
53 min
Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
53 min
In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
53 min
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
53 min
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
53 min
America's Wild Horses
Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
53 min
Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
53 min
Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
53 min
The Forgotten Garden
What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
53 min
Lords of Hokkaido
A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
53 min
Designed for Living
The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
53 min
Masked Monkeys
Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.
55 min