Nature - Season 17
Run Time: 53 mins
Air Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.8 (39 votes)
PBS16 Episodes
Great White Bear
Season 17 - Episode 1
The polar bear rules the north. To the hardy native people who settled the harsh lands of the Arctic, the powerful hunter with the ghostly w...
The Secret World of Sharks and Rays
Season 17 - Episode 2
NATURE lifts part of the veil of mystery shrouding some fascinating — and often fearsome — creatures in The Secret World of Sharks and Rays....
American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation
Season 17 - Episode 3
The NATURE program American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation tells the sad story of how the buffalo nation was destroyed nearly a century ago by ...
India, Land of the Tiger: Tiger's Domain
Season 17 - Episode 4
"India: Land of the Tiger" begins a six-part journey, led by wildlife expert Valmik Thapar, through the land of Kipling's "Jungle Book." "Th...
India, Land of the Tiger: Sacred Waters
Season 17 - Episode 5
Part 2 of "India: Land of the Tiger" follows the sacred waters of the Ganges River, whose grasslands are home to rhino, wild buffalo, elepha...
India, Land of the Tiger: Unknown Seas
Season 17 - Episode 6
Part 3 of "India: Land of the Tiger" explores the vast expanses of unknown seas, from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. Included: elepha...
India, Land of the Tiger: Desert Kingdom
Season 17 - Episode 7
Part 4 of "India: Land of the Tiger" travels to the harsh northwest "Desert Kingdom," home to stately black bucks, Indian gazelles, wild ass...
India, Land of the Tiger: Mountains of Gods
Season 17 - Episode 8
Part 5 of "India: Land of the Tiger" journeys to the inhospitable peaks of the Himalayas. These icy citadels are "Mountains of the Gods" tha...
India, Land of the Tiger: Monsoon Forests
Season 17 - Episode 9
"India: Land of the Tiger" concludes with a journey into the subcontinent's lush "Monsoon Forests" for a look at their inhabitants: rare tig...
John Denver: Let This Be a Voice
Season 17 - Episode 10
NATURE's John Denver: Let This Be A Voice explores the American West with the late singer and conservationist.
Serengeti Stories
Season 17 - Episode 11
"Serengeti Stories: The Work of Hugo van Lawick" follows the famed wildlife filmmaker and includes clips of his masterpiece, "People of the ...
Iceland: Fire and Ice
Season 17 - Episode 12
"Iceland: Fire and Ice" is a "wonderland of eternal opposites," where glaciers sit on top of volcanoes. In this land of ice there are no tre...
Walking with Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia
Season 17 - Episode 13
Once the home of a notorious Soviet prison camp, the isolated peninsula of Kamchatka remains a haven for one of Earth's last giants, the gri...
Extraordinary Cats
Season 17 - Episode 14
Cats command our attention and our devotion. These fascinating creatures have been perplexing people for thousands of years.
The Seedy Side of Plants
Season 17 - Episode 15
How does such a seemingly passive life form accomplish the complex task of reproduction?
A Conversation with Koko
Season 17 - Episode 16
Profiling the 28-year-old lowland gorilla Koko, who communicates by sign language with her mentor, Francine Patterson. Koko, who understands...