Nature: Season 12
Season 12 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 Nature Season 11.
- 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 12 Progress Shield
In the Company of Wolves with Timothy Dalton
Oct 3, 1993 · 53 min
Timothy Dalton searches for wolf habitats in North America to learn more about the animal
Treasure of the Andes
Oct 10, 1993 · 53 min
The history of llamas, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos in South America.
Echoes from the Ice
Nov 7, 1993 · 53 min
The two-hundred-foot walls of ice in Glacier Bay overwhelm the senses, but they also surround the most beautiful sights Alaska has to offer — the Northern Lights, the roaming grizz
The Nature of Sex: the Primal Instinct
Nov 22, 1993 · 53 min
This program looks at the varied ways in which life reproduces. Whether a species has one sex, two sexes, both at once or none at all, the urge to procreate is there.
The Nature of Sex: a Time and a Place
Nov 22, 1993 · 53 min
Explores the various influences on mating and courtship, from the sun, the moon and the change of seasons, to the specific behaviors within species.
The Nature of Sex: The Sex Contract
Nov 23, 1993 · 53 min
Explores the selection process among different species for choosing a mate, whether it’s for life or just for the day.
The Nature of Sex: Sex and the Human Animal
Nov 23, 1993 · 53 min
An investigation into the origins of human sexuality and sexual roles.
The Nature of Sex: a Miracle in the Making
Nov 24, 1993 · 53 min
A look at the reproduction process from conception to birth of a wide variety of animals.
The Nature of Sex: Young Ones
Nov 24, 1993 · 53 min
A look at the parental process of all sorts of earth’s creatures.
Nature's Great African Moments
Dec 5, 1993 · 53 min
"Nature's Great African Moments" features clips from episodes focusing on the continent and its abundant wildlife. Included: wildebeests, zebras, lions, giraffes and flamingos.
Anima Mundi: Before It's Too Late
Jan 23, 1994 · 53 min
"Anima Mundi" offers images of the natural world set to music; "Before It's Too Late" examines zoos' efforts to preserve endangered species. Included: attempts to restore near-exti
Phantom of the Forest
Feb 20, 1994 · 53 min
A study of the goshawk, a bird of prey that has been restored to the Scottish woodlands after being pushed to the brink of extinction. Included: the goshawk's courtship ritual; how
Sea Otter Story: Warm Hearts & Cold Water
Mar 13, 1994 · 53 min
"A Sea Otter Story---Warm Hearts & Cold Water" examines a California aquarium's efforts to raise an otter and teach it necessary survival skills. Also: the impact of the 1989 Exxon
Toadskin Spell
May 15, 1994 · 53 min
"Toadskin Spell" examines frogs and toads and how the qualities of their skin help them survive extreme climates. Included: toad-derived poisons, medicines and hallucinogens.