Nature: Season 1
Episode Guide
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The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire
Oct 10, 1982 · 53 min
Following the path of the condor, whose ten-foot wingspan enables it to soar effortlessly over the peaks of the Andes mountains, this film starts at the storm beaten rocks of Cape
The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air
Oct 17, 1982 · 53 min
While the cold waters of the Pacific Coast of South America are among the richest in the world, the shore is the driest desert in the world. Yet it is not at all devoid of life. Li
The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon
Oct 24, 1982 · 53 min
The third part of the series is a spectacular visual trip down the fabled river. From the snow-clad summit of the volcano Cotopaxi and others comes the greatest river in the world
On the Edge of Paradise
Nov 14, 1982 · 53 min
Examines the fragile ecology of the Caribbean area in a unique and vivid look at the forces affecting this area's ecological balance, such as hurricanes, volcanoes, the continuing
Forest in the Clouds
Nov 21, 1982 · 53 min
Surveying Costa Rica's Monte Verde preserve, which contains some 200 varieties of trees, including 300-ft. oaks. Animal life includes deadly scorpions; army ants; and plumed quetza
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries
Nov 28, 1982 · 53 min
The first of the series takes us back to the 13th Century to explore medieval superstitions of ancient "naturalists." Frederick II of Hohenstaufen had a passion for falconry that r
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God
Dec 5, 1982 · 53 min
Theologians and clerics in the 17th and 18th centuries were among the first to study animal behavior. John Ray began in the 1600's to catalog "the work of the Creation," starting w
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
Dec 12, 1982 · 53 min
In 1848, Charles Darwin began the quest to understand the mysteries of the animal mind. Following Darwin's achievement - suggesting a plausible process for evolution: natural selec
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning
Dec 19, 1982 · 53 min
First there is a re-creation of Ivan Pavlov's experiments which led to the discovery of the "conditioned reflex." Then we see the investigation by Otto Pfungst of "Kluge Hans" (Cle
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals
Dec 26, 1982 · 53 min
Continuing with the exploration of animal communication we see recreations of Karl von Frisch unraveling the language of honey bees. Julian Huxley, who discovered a possible langua
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together
Jan 2, 1983 · 53 min
Scientists have long attempted to discover why animals rarely live alone. Animal society seems to be based on despotic rule by the strongest, tempered by the powerful attractive fo