Nature - Season 2
Run Time: 53 mins
Air Date: Sun, 9 Oct 1983
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.8 (39 votes)
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Forest in the Sea
Season 2 - Episode 1
The vast areas of kelp growing on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean provide a vital food source for countless creatures.
Fungi: The Rotten World About Us
Season 2 - Episode 2
As an agent of decay, fungi performs a function essential to life on earth.
Acacia: Tree of Thorns
Season 2 - Episode 3
A great variety of wildlife species live in and around the thorny acacia trees on the African plains.
On the Tracks of the Wild Otter
Season 2 - Episode 4
Wildlife photographer Hugh Miles finds an opportunity to film a female otter on one of the remote Shetland islands.
Secret Weapons
Season 2 - Episode 5
Insects such as the beetle, firefly and moth make use of their natural chemicals as weapons against their enemies.
Voices in the Forest
Season 2 - Episode 6
The time-honored and ritualistic relationship of the highland peoples of Papua, New Guinea, to the birds of paradise is examined.
Osprey
Season 2 - Episode 7
A look at this large bird’s life cycle, from hatching in the Scottish highlands through migration to Africa and its annual return to Scotlan...
Big Business in Bees
Season 2 - Episode 8
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 c...
Jet Set Wildlife
Season 2 - Episode 9
An examination of the effects of alien plants and animals on Florida’s resident wildlife, agriculture, commerce and health.
The Masterbuilders
Season 2 - Episode 10
An examination of the nest-building habits of birds in various parts of the world.
Plight of the Bumblebee
Season 2 - Episode 11
The life cycle of the bumblebee is compared to that of humans in order to explain the “energy crisis” confronting the insects.
The Missing Monsoon
Season 2 - Episode 12
The will of wildlife to survive is documented by photographers Stanley Breedon and Belinda Wright at the Keola Deo National Park in India du...
Resurrection at Truk Lagoon
Season 2 - Episode 13
An exploration of the sunken Japanese war machinery destroyed by the Allies during World War II in the South Pacific, which provides an envi...