Natural World: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Natural World Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Where The Parrots Speak Mandarin
Oct 12, 1986
Documentary, exploring the Chinese attitudes to mythological and real animals.
Ichkeul - Between The Desert And The Deep Blue Sea
Dec 7, 1986
Report on Tunisia's Lake Ichkeul, a vital source of water for wild birds in the middle of the desert. Conservation plans are now in progress to presere this wa ter resource for bot
A Wilderness Like Eden
Jan 11, 1987
First of a two part look at the wildlife of the Holy land - the Negev Desert.
Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
Jan 18, 1987
Second of a two-part look at the natural history of the Holy Land - the Judaean Desert and the Dead Sea.
The Volcano Watchers
Feb 8, 1987
The work of volcanologists, Maurice and Katia Krafft, who travel around the world examining and filming volcanoes in action.