Nature - Season 18

Run Time: 53 mins
Air Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.8 (39 votes)
PBS18 Episodes

Antarctica: The End of the Earth: Katabatic
Season 18 - Episode 1
Documentary that explores Antarctica's weather phenomena, its rugged and adaptable wildlife and the powerful dynamics of its ever-changing i...

Antarctica: The End of the Earth: Iceberg
Season 18 - Episode 2
Part 2 investigates the icebergs, million-ton islands of ice that have broken free of glacial cliffs to become floating platforms of life. D...

Horses
Season 18 - Episode 3
Though their glory days may be in the past, these hoofed creatures continue to enthrall us, as the NATURE program HORSES demonstrates in spa...

Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic
Season 18 - Episode 4
Ironically, the powerful, dedicated canines profiled in Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic are little more than mutts. They are mixed-breed huskies ...

Wisdom of the Wild
Season 18 - Episode 5
Human lives have been influenced by animals in matters that reach far beyond the food chain. In surprising ways, animals help teach, heal, a...

Inside the Animal Mind Part One: Are Animals Intelligent?
Season 18 - Episode 6
Birds may have a reputation for being less than geniuses, but researchers are discovering that some are remarkably smart. Some birds have t...

Humpback Whales
Season 18 - Episode 7
Spanning the Pacific from the inlets of the Alaskan coast to the Polynesian Islands and the shores of Antarctica, Humpback Whales presents a...

Inside the Animal Mind Part Two: Do Animals Have Emotions?
Season 18 - Episode 8
Happiness, sadness, anger, fear, love, hate — emotions play a pivotal role in our lives. But do they loom large in an animal’s world as well...

Inside the Animal Mind Part Three: Animal Consciousness
Season 18 - Episode 9
As you read this, you are probably aware of reading this. Indeed, you can also imagine yourself reading this — a sort of picture within a pi...

Cheetahs in a Hot Spot
Season 18 - Episode 10
Cheetahs in a Hot Spot takes viewers to Namibia, one of the world’s richest cheetah habitats, for a remarkable look at these graceful hunter...

Showdown at Grizzly River
Season 18 - Episode 11
NATURE’s Showdown at Grizzly River tells the story of one bold little bear’s coming of age at the falls. It follows an 18-month old cub name...

Jackals of the African Crater
Season 18 - Episode 12
Jackals of the African Crater documents the dramatic, and sometimes heartrending, stories of these jackal families. One pair of black-backed...

Obsession with Orchids
Season 18 - Episode 13
No flowering plant has captured the attention of humans, or stirred their passions, in quite the way that orchids have.

Earth Navigators
Season 18 - Episode 14
NATURE follows the world's most dauntless creatures in their epic migrations in "Earth Navigators."

The Body Changers
Season 18 - Episode 15
Many animals have a special ability to transform themselves, for the sake of survival, reproduction, or both.

Springs Eternal: Florida's Fountain of Youth
Season 18 - Episode 16
According to legend, Spanish explorers believed that a fountain of eternal youth bubbled up to the surface somewhere in the place we know to...

The Nature of Sex
Season 18 - Episode 17
From the sea horse that mates in an hypnotic underwater ballet to the rodent who copulates until he literally drops dead, THE NATURE OF SEX ...

Animal Attractions: Amazing Tales from the San Diego Zoo
Season 18 - Episode 18
NATURE takes you an a whirlwind tour of the animal kingdom as we explore the World-Famous San Diego Zoo and Animal Park. Every animal has a...