Nature: Season 17
Season 17 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 16.
- 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 17 Progress Shield
Great White Bear
Oct 11, 1998 · 53 min
The polar bear rules the north. To the hardy native people who settled the harsh lands of the Arctic, the powerful hunter with the ghostly white coat is known as the “lonely roamer
The Secret World of Sharks and Rays
Oct 18, 1998 · 53 min
NATURE lifts part of the veil of mystery shrouding some fascinating — and often fearsome — creatures in The Secret World of Sharks and Rays. Sharks and their biological cousins, t
American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation
Nov 1, 1998 · 53 min
The NATURE program American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation tells the sad story of how the buffalo nation was destroyed nearly a century ago by greed and uncontrolled hunting — and how
India, Land of the Tiger: Tiger's Domain
Nov 15, 1998 · 53 min
"India: Land of the Tiger" begins a six-part journey, led by wildlife expert Valmik Thapar, through the land of Kipling's "Jungle Book." "The Tiger's Domain" opens the series, and
India, Land of the Tiger: Sacred Waters
Nov 15, 1998 · 53 min
Part 2 of "India: Land of the Tiger" follows the sacred waters of the Ganges River, whose grasslands are home to rhino, wild buffalo, elephants, tigers and a cacophony of birds. Al
India, Land of the Tiger: Unknown Seas
Nov 16, 1998 · 53 min
Part 3 of "India: Land of the Tiger" explores the vast expanses of unknown seas, from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. Included: elephants swimming from island to island; whal
India, Land of the Tiger: Desert Kingdom
Nov 16, 1998 · 53 min
Part 4 of "India: Land of the Tiger" travels to the harsh northwest "Desert Kingdom," home to stately black bucks, Indian gazelles, wild ass, lynx-like caracal, monkeys that live a
India, Land of the Tiger: Mountains of Gods
Nov 18, 1998 · 53 min
Part 5 of "India: Land of the Tiger" journeys to the inhospitable peaks of the Himalayas. These icy citadels are "Mountains of the Gods" that support a rich variety of life, such a
India, Land of the Tiger: Monsoon Forests
Nov 18, 1998 · 53 min
"India: Land of the Tiger" concludes with a journey into the subcontinent's lush "Monsoon Forests" for a look at their inhabitants: rare tigers and elephants, primates such as the
John Denver: Let This Be a Voice
Dec 6, 1998 · 53 min
NATURE's John Denver: Let This Be A Voice explores the American West with the late singer and conservationist.
Serengeti Stories
Jan 10, 1999 · 53 min
"Serengeti Stories: The Work of Hugo van Lawick" follows the famed wildlife filmmaker and includes clips of his masterpiece, "People of the Forest," about chimpanzees and their soc
Iceland: Fire and Ice
Feb 7, 1999 · 53 min
"Iceland: Fire and Ice" is a "wonderland of eternal opposites," where glaciers sit on top of volcanoes. In this land of ice there are no trees, but it is home to Arctic foxes, a la
Walking with Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia
Feb 14, 1999 · 53 min
Once the home of a notorious Soviet prison camp, the isolated peninsula of Kamchatka remains a haven for one of Earth's last giants, the grizzly bear.
Extraordinary Cats
Feb 21, 1999 · 53 min
Cats command our attention and our devotion. These fascinating creatures have been perplexing people for thousands of years.
The Seedy Side of Plants
May 23, 1999 · 53 min
How does such a seemingly passive life form accomplish the complex task of reproduction?
A Conversation with Koko
Aug 8, 1999 · 53 min
Profiling the 28-year-old lowland gorilla Koko, who communicates by sign language with her mentor, Francine Patterson. Koko, who understands English, has “a good sense of humor,” s