• Premiered: Oct 1982
  • Episodes: 666
  • Followers: 64
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Wednesday at 20
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Season 3
3x1
Krakatoa: The Day that Shook the World
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 30, 1984
An 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.
3x2
Treasures of the Gulf
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1984
How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
3x3
Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 1984
How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.
3x4
Fragments of Eden
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 1984
Explores 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”.
3x5
The Face of the Deep
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 1984
Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.
3x6
Yellowstone in Winter
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1984
Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.
3x7
Winter Days
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 02, 1984
Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate
3x8
Kilimanjaro
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 09, 1984
Explores Mt. Kilimanjaro from top to bottom including craters, mysterious melting glaciers, a volcano, and the distinct ecozones ranging from the plains to the summit, which contain differing types of vegetation and wildlife.
3x9
Danube Delta
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Air date
Dec 16, 1984
An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.
3x10
Tumbler in the Sky
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Air date
Jan 13, 1985
Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.
3x11
Kinabalu: Summit of Borneo
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Air date
Jan 20, 1985
A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.
3x12
Birds of Paradox
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Air date
Feb 03, 1985
A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.
3x13
Lost World of the Medusa
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Air date
Feb 17, 1985
An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.
3x14
Kitum - The Elephant Cave
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Air date
Mar 10, 1985
African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.
3x15
Rhino on the Run
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Air date
Mar 17, 1985
A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.
3x16
Through Animal Eyes
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 31, 1985
The use of new camera lenses and special video techniques makes it possible for viewers to see the world as animals and insects observe it.
3x17
Man's Best Friend
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 28, 1985
This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.
3x18 Season finale
Namaqualand: Diary of a Desert Garden
Episode overview
Air date
May 26, 1985
An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.

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