• Premiered: Oct 1982
  • Episodes: 673
  • Followers: 65
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Season 6
6x1
The Flowing Oasis
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Air date
Sep 20, 1987
Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.
6x2
Amazonia: A Burning Question
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Air date
Sep 27, 1987
Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.
6x3
Spirits of the Forest
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Air date
Oct 04, 1987
The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.
6x4
Perspectives of Paradise
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Air date
Oct 18, 1987
The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.
6x5
A Season in the Sun
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Air date
Nov 15, 1987
The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.
6x6
The Legend of the Lightning Bird
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Air date
Nov 22, 1987
The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.
6x7
The Volcano Watchers
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Air date
Nov 29, 1987
Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.
6x8
Tiger!
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Air date
Dec 06, 1987
International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.
6x9
Land of the Kiwi
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Air date
Jan 03, 1988
Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.
6x10
Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed
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Air date
Jan 10, 1988
U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.
6x11
In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God
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Air date
Jan 24, 1988
Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.
6x13
Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess
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Air date
Feb 14, 1988
A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.
6x13
Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
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Air date
Feb 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.
6x14
Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
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Air date
Feb 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.
6x15
Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
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Air date
Mar 06, 1988
People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
6x17
Great Moments with Nature's Filmmakers
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Air date
Mar 13, 1988
A five-year retrospective includes clips from The Flight of the Condor, Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass, Kingdom of the Ice Bear, Cats, The Gooneys of Midway, and Yellowstone in Winter, .. show full overview
6x18
Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
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Air date
Mar 20, 1988
The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
6x19
Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
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Air date
Mar 27, 1988
After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
6x20
Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
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Air date
Apr 24, 1988
Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
6x21
Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
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Air date
May 01, 1988
Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
6x20
The Elephant Challenge
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Air date
May 08, 1988
A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
6x21 Season finale
The Coral Triangle
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Air date
Jun 12, 1988
An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.

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