Season 3

1984-09-30 · 53m

An examination of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa, focusing on the global effects of the disastrous 1883 eruption that was heard 3,000 miles away and killed 36,000 people.

1984-10-07 · 53m

How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.

1984-10-14 · 53m

How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.

1984-10-21 · 53m

Explores the varieties of plant and animal life found in the Seychelles, a 90-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, described in 1609 as “an earthly paradise”.

1984-10-28 · 53m

Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.

1984-11-11 · 53m

Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.

1984-12-02 · 53m

Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate

1984-12-09 · 53m

No episode synopsis available yet.

1984-12-16 · 53m

An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.

1985-01-13 · 53m

Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.

1985-01-20 · 53m

A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.

1985-02-03 · 53m

A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.

1985-02-17 · 53m

An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.

1985-03-10 · 53m

African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.

1985-03-17 · 53m

A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.

1985-03-31 · 53m

The use of new camera lenses and special video techniques makes it possible for viewers to see the world as animals and insects observe it.

1985-04-28 · 53m

This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.

1985-05-26 · 53m

An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.