Nature: Season 16
Season 16 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 15.
- 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 16 Progress Shield
Toothwalkers: Giants of the Arctic Ice
Oct 12, 1997 · 53 min
TOOTHWALKERS presents extremely rare under-the-ice footage that reveals a complex and potentially dangerous side to this huge and often mysterious mammal.
Grand Canyon
Oct 19, 1997 · 53 min
An unforgettable view. To see the Grand Canyon for the first time is an experience few people will forget. The canyon vista — with its incomprehensible size, deep color, and rich d
Animal Attractions: Amazing Tales from the San Diego Zoo
Nov 9, 1997 · 53 min
The birth of a baby gorilla, the flight to freedom of a California condor, and a panda's attempt at seduction are among the stories from the San Diego Zoo. Included: a black rhino'
The Elephants of Africa
Nov 16, 1997 · 53 min
Studying elephants' ability to adapt to varied environments. Included: researchers probe the myth of the pygmy elephant of the rain forest, and follow forest elephants that live in
Orangutans: Just Hangin' On
Dec 7, 1997 · 53 min
Examining efforts to save orangutans from extinction at a rehabilitation center in Borneo, where the apes are later released into the wild. Also: footage of an orangutan birth; a s
Yellowstone Otters
Jan 18, 1998 · 53 min
Exploring otters as they frolic at Yellowstone Lake, a powerhouse of geothermal activity, where the warmth beneath the rocks sustains life, even in winter. Also seen: bald eagles p
Gremlins: Faces in the Forest
Feb 1, 1998 · 53 min
Filmmakers explore a region of the Brazilian rain forest to find three species of marmoset, the smallest monkey in the world. There, they find a fourth species previously known onl
Life at the Edge of the Sea
Mar 1, 1998 · 53 min
Exploring aquatic life along the Pacific coast of British Columbia, where colorful undersea creatures live in the pounding surf. Included: a palm tree-shaped sea anemone seen doing
Secret Garden
Mar 29, 1998 · 53 min
"The Secret Garden" probes the "suburban jungle" of bugs, slugs, birds, snakes and wildlife that inhabit backyard gardens. Included: mating snails that "touch each other with shame
Forces of the Wild: In the Beginning
Apr 26, 1998 · 53 min
Part 1 of "Forces of the Wild," a five-part miniseries, explores the birth of the planet Earth, from the formation of the atmosphere and water to the miracle of life. Also: volcano
Forces of the Wild: Perpetual Motion
Apr 27, 1998 · 53 min
Part 2 of "Forces of the Wild" examines wind and water, two forces that shape the Earth and are each "a recipe for paradise---and for disaster." Footage includes tropical rain fore
Forces of the Wild: Heavenly Partners
Apr 27, 1998 · 53 min
"Forces of the Wild" Part 3 documents the influence of the sun and the moon on life. Included: the prehistoric Stonehenge megaliths; gravity's effects on the moon and the earth; my
Forces of the Wild: Living Dangerously
Apr 27, 1998 · 53 min
Part 4 of "Forces of the Wild" offers a grim warning against mankind's efforts to change elemental forces that shape the planet and transform nature to suit the modern world. Inclu
Forces of the Wild: Playing with Fire
May 3, 1998 · 53 min
"Forces of the Wild" concludes with a look at the work of photographers who shot stunning images of Hawaii's Kilauea eruptions, and of geese migration. Also: interviews with pilots
Eagles
May 17, 1998 · 53 min
Extraordinary footage of eagles illustrates species of fish eagles and forest eagles, including Southeast Asian white-bellied eagles, seen in daredevil aerial combat and diving for
The Wild Side of New York
Jun 14, 1998 · 53 min
Exploring a man-made jungle teeming with life---wildlife, that is---amid a forest of skyscrapers in New York City. Included: red-tailed hawks; nesting parrots at Brooklyn College;