Season 6
Episodes • 1987

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