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Created by Thomas Lovejoy, George Page
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
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Log inOctober 9, 1983 · 53 min
The vast areas of kelp growing on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean provide a vital food source for countless creatures.
October 16, 1983 · 53 min
As an agent of decay, fungi performs a function essential to life on earth.
October 23, 1983 · 53 min
A great variety of wildlife species live in and around the thorny acacia trees on the African plains.
November 6, 1983 · 53 min
Wildlife photographer Hugh Miles finds an opportunity to film a female otter on one of the remote Shetland islands.
November 13, 1983 · 53 min
Insects such as the beetle, firefly and moth make use of their natural chemicals as weapons against their enemies.
December 18, 1983 · 53 min
The time-honored and ritualistic relationship of the highland peoples of Papua, New Guinea, to the birds of paradise is examined.
February 5, 1984 · 53 min
A look at this large bird’s life cycle, from hatching in the Scottish highlands through migration to Africa and its annual return to Scotland.
February 12, 1984 · 53 min
Examined is the giant industry of bee cultivation in the U.S. and its relation to the billions of dollars annually at stake in the alfalfa crop.
February 19, 1984 · 53 min
An examination of the effects of alien plants and animals on Florida’s resident wildlife, agriculture, commerce and health.
February 26, 1984 · 53 min
An examination of the nest-building habits of birds in various parts of the world.
March 4, 1984 · 53 min
The life cycle of the bumblebee is compared to that of humans in order to explain the “energy crisis” confronting the insects.
March 11, 1984 · 53 min
The will of wildlife to survive is documented by photographers Stanley Breedon and Belinda Wright at the Keola Deo National Park in India during one of the droughts that occurs every 20 to 30 years when the monsoons do not come.
March 25, 1984 · 53 min
An exploration of the sunken Japanese war machinery destroyed by the Allies during World War II in the South Pacific, which provides an environment for underwater plant and animal life.
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