Nature - Season 6
1 - The Flowing Oasis
Air Date: September 20, 1987
Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.
2 - Amazonia: A Burning Question
Air Date: September 27, 1987
Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.
3 - Spirits of the Forest
Air Date: October 4, 1987
The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.
4 - Perspectives of Paradise
Air Date: October 18, 1987
The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.
5 - A Season in the Sun
Air Date: November 15, 1987
The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.
6 - The Legend of the Lightning Bird
Air Date: November 22, 1987
The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.
7 - The Volcano Watchers
Air Date: November 29, 1987
Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.
8 - Tiger!
Air Date: December 6, 1987
International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.
9 - Land of the Kiwi
Air Date: January 3, 1988
Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.
10 - Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed
Air Date: January 10, 1988
U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.
11 - In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God
Air Date: January 24, 1988
Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.
12 - Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess
Air Date: February 14, 1988
A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.
13 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
Air Date: February 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.
14 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
Air Date: February 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.
15 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
Air Date: March 6, 1988
People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
16 - Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
Air Date: March 20, 1988
The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
17 - Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
Air Date: March 27, 1988
After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
18 - Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
Air Date: April 24, 1988
Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
19 - Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
Air Date: May 1, 1988
Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
20 - The Elephant Challenge
Air Date: May 8, 1988
A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
21 - The Coral Triangle
Air Date: June 12, 1988
An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.