NATURE | PBS
Summary: Now in its 31st season on PBS, NATURE has featured amazingly diverse wildlife and habitats and consistently worked with the world's foremost natural history filmmakers. In the process, the series has won nearly 400 awards, including Peabody and Emmy awards and the first honor ever bestowed on a television program by the Sierra Club. Now, NATURE podcasts offer behind-the-scenes perspectives from filmmakers and producers as well as program excerpts. Produced by Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG New York, NATURE airs on PBS each Sunday night at 8 pm (check local listings). For more information and interactive features including streaming video clips, an RSS feed, and polls, photo slideshows, and more, visit NATURE Online at www.pbs.org/nature.
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Around the globe, unique and fascinating species face extinction from hunting and habitat destruction, which affects vulnerable animals in every kind of environment. Biologists, conservationists, wildlife preservation centers and zoological parks work to breed and shelter rare and critically endangered animals when and where they can, but many species are down to the last few individuals and face an increasingly uncertain future. The Loneliest Animals airs Sunday, March 7 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-loneliest-animals/introduction/4898/
From the pristine wilderness of Alaska to the Upper Mississippi River Valley, American Eagle goes behind the scenes and into the nest to provide the ultimate bird's eye view into the private life of an American icon. American Eagle airs Sunday, January 24 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/american-eagle/introduction/4201/
The wilds of Yellowstone National Park are a world of predators, scavengers and opportunists. In this vast and complex kingdom, two dominant predators reign supreme: the grizzly bear and the wolf. Size and power square off against speed and teamwork, as mighty grizzly bears contend with powerful packs of wolves for control of the food supply. Though these two fearsome hunters would normally rule their ranges uncontested, in Yellowstone they must share resources, or face starvation. Premiering on PBS Sunday, January 17 at 8 p.m. (check local listings) the NATURE episode For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clash-encounters-of-bears-and-wolves/introduction/5430/
Falcon Cam - Engineer Rob MacIntyre designed a one-of-a-kind miniature television station that straps onto the backs of falcons and transmits video of their remarkable flight in real-time. NATURE takes flight on an exhilarating ride with elite winged predators Sunday, October 11 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/raptorforce
Centerpiece of a Vibrant Ecosystem - Located along the riverbanks of southern Kenya, the sycomore fig tree is the centerpiece of an extraordinary ecosystem, producing several tons of fruit a year and feeding more varieties of animals than any other kind of tree in Africa. "The Queen of Trees" airs Sunday, August 30 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/queenoftrees/
140 different shark species inhabit the coast of Southern Africa including -- whale sharks, the Great White, tiger sharks, fin makos, and the sand tiger shark. Watch "Sharkland" Sunday, August 23 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/sharkland/introduction/1942/
When a large male from a neighboring baboon troop stages a coup, power shifts and leadership changes hands throwing the established social order of the troop into turmoil. This tale unfolds on NATURE's Murder in the Troop, airing on Sunday, August 9th at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature
Only a mountain range of extremes could harbor such a rich and diverse variety of life forms. Here you will find some of the highest, saltiest, wettest and driest terrains on the planet. Penguins, opossums, hummingbirds, llamas, pumas, foxes, condors, spectacled bears and many more have all managed to carve out an existence somewhere in one of the many worlds that we call the Andes. Andes: The Dragon's Back airs July 18 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/andes-the-dragons-back/introduction/1789/
Out of an Ice Age emerged one of our most majestic creatures - the polar bear. From its brown bear ancestry, the predator evolved to be a master of a harsh and unwelcoming ice kingdom. Intelligent, adaptable and fierce, the polar bear learned how to survive in a place that offers few comforts to any creature. But now that very environment is in flux. And so is the polar bear's fate. Airing on PBS Sunday, July 12 at 8 p.m. (check local listings) the NATURE episode For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/arctic-bears/introduction/778/
Ann Teaches the Bear - The Bear League's tough love and intimidation encourage bears to stay out of human territory. NATURE's "Animals Behaving Worse" explores the wickedly ingenious ways our wild neighbors are staking their claim for territory in an increasingly human-controlled world. Sunday, June 21 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/behavingworse/
The Hunt - Residents say the killer whales that patrolled off the coast of Eden led the hunt by trapping baleen whales in the bay and then harassing them to the point of exhaustion. Watch "Killers in Eden" Sunday, June 14 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/killers-in-eden/introduction/1048/
Where did the cow come from? And what is it about cows that makes them the most successful and influential domestic animal on earth? This is the story of how we have changed the cow and how the cow has changed us. "Holy Cow" airs on airs Sunday, May 31 at 8 p.m (E.T.) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/holy-cow/introduction/1812/
Too close for comfort - A battle ensues when two fish eagles hunt in the same territory. From Nature's Kalahari: The Flooded Desert, airing Sunday, March 15 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). This film captures the unique interaction between the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango River delta, examining its impact on the region's richly diverse wildlife. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/kalahari/introduction/2789/
Long spells of sparse rains leave riverbeds dry, and little to eat. Then, as if by magic, swarms and multitudes of birds and insects come to life, great herds of wildebeest and zebra gather, flamingoes coming home to breed fill the skies, and bullfrogs arise from years of sleep, when the great rains come to the Kalahari. Kalahari -- The Great Thirstland airs March 8 on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/kalahari/introduction/2789/
NATURE travels around the world to visit some of these fascinating primates. From tiny pygmy marmoset in South America to aggressive baboons of Africa and compassionate toque macaques in Sri Lanka, Clever Monkeys challenges many ideas about what is purely human. Clever Monkeys premieres Sunday, November 9 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clever-monkeys/introduction/3946/.
