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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13. Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
February 21, 1988 · 53 min
The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.
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14. Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
February 28, 1988 · 53 min
Creatures of the air, trees and water brave the five-month floods through the Okavango delta. Part 2 of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari," observes African skimmers, lily trotters, baboons, dwarf mouth-breeders, tiger fish and catfishlike squeakers.
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15. Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
March 6, 1988 · 53 min
People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
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16. Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
March 20, 1988 · 53 min
The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
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17. Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
March 27, 1988 · 53 min
After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
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18. Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
April 24, 1988 · 53 min
Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
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19. Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
May 1, 1988 · 53 min
Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
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20. The Elephant Challenge
May 8, 1988 · 53 min
A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
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21. The Coral Triangle
June 12, 1988 · 53 min
An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.
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