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.
Sep 20, 1987 - 53m
Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.
Sep 27, 1987 - 53m
Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.
Oct 4, 1987 - 53m
The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.
Oct 18, 1987 - 53m
The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.
Nov 15, 1987 - 53m
The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.
Nov 22, 1987 - 53m
The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.
Nov 29, 1987 - 53m
Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.
Dec 6, 1987 - 53m
International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.
Jan 3, 1988 - 53m
Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.
Jan 10, 1988 - 53m
U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.
Jan 24, 1988 - 53m
Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.
Feb 14, 1988 - 53m
A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.
Feb 21, 1988 - 53m
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.
Feb 28, 1988 - 53m
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.
Mar 6, 1988 - 53m
People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
Mar 20, 1988 - 53m
The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
Mar 27, 1988 - 53m
After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
Apr 24, 1988 - 53m
Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
May 1, 1988 - 53m
Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
May 8, 1988 - 53m
A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
Jun 12, 1988 - 53m
An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.
