Nature

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Forest in the Sea
Episode overview
The vast areas of kelp growing on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean provide a vital food source for countless creatures.
2x2
Fungi: The Rotten World About Us
Episode overview
As an agent of decay, fungi performs a function essential to life on earth.
2x3
Acacia: Tree of Thorns
Episode overview
A great variety of wildlife species live in and around the thorny acacia trees on the African plains.
2x4
On the Tracks of the Wild Otter
Episode overview
Wildlife photographer Hugh Miles finds an opportunity to film a female otter on one of the remote Shetland islands.
2x5
Secret Weapons
Episode overview
Insects such as the beetle, firefly and moth make use of their natural chemicals as weapons against their enemies.
2x6
Voices in the Forest
Episode overview
The time-honored and ritualistic relationship of the highland peoples of Papua, New Guinea, to the birds of paradise is examined.
2x7
Osprey
Episode overview
A look at this large bird’s life cycle, from hatching in the Scottish highlands through migration to Africa and its annual return to Scotland.
2x8
Big Business in Bees
Episode overview
Examined is the giant industry of bee cultivation in the U.S. and its relation to the billions of dollars annually at stake in the alfalfa crop.
2x9
Jet Set Wildlife
Episode overview
An examination of the effects of alien plants and animals on Florida’s resident wildlife, agriculture, commerce and health.
2x10
The Masterbuilders
Episode overview
An examination of the nest-building habits of birds in various parts of the world.
2x11
Plight of the Bumblebee
Episode overview
The life cycle of the bumblebee is compared to that of humans in order to explain the “energy crisis” confronting the insects.
2x12
The Missing Monsoon
Episode overview
The will of wildlife to survive is documented by photographers Stanley Breedon and Belinda Wright at the Keola Deo National Park in India during one of the droughts that occurs every 20 to 30 years when the monsoons do not come.
2x13
Resurrection at Truk Lagoon
Episode overview
An exploration of the sunken Japanese war machinery destroyed by the Allies during World War II in the South Pacific, which provides an environment for underwater plant and animal life.

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