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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Podcasts:
Dolphin Therapy - Eight-year-old Thomas undergoes dolphin therapy in the Florida Keys. His parents believe that the connection between Thomas and the dolphins is helping to unlock his silent world. Watch "Wisdom of the Wild" Sunday, August 17 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/wisdom/
Rescue in Nicaragua - Two dolphins are captured for a "swim-with" program at a resort hotel, and a rescue team is dispatched to track them down. Filmmaker and conservation activist Hardy Jones brings his camera. Watch "The Dolphin Defender" Sunday, August 10 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/dolphindefender/
Body in a Blanket - Lee Goff, a forensic entomologist in Hawaii, was called in to help solve a murder case by examining the life cycle of flies. Watch "Crime Scene Creatures" Sunday, August 2 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/crimescene/
Humboldt Squid Makes Contact - Underwater cameraman Bob Cranston comes face-to-face with a Humboldt squid. Aggressive at first, the squid grabs hold of Bob's light. Then, a more peaceful form of curiosity takes over. Watch "Encountering Sea Monsters" Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/seamonsters/
Winter's End - As winter comes to an end in the Austrian Alps, the stags of the mountain herd lose their antlers in a humorous display. Once again, spring brings signs of color and life to the alpine slopes. But not everyone made it through the winter alive. "Prince of the Alps" premieres Sunday, May 11 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/princeofthealps/
Penguin Family Reunion - Penguin mothers return to their mates and chicks, celebrating survival in the harshest of climates. "Penguins of the Antarctic" airs Sunday, April 27 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/antarcticpenguins/
The King is Born - In 1974, researchers witnessed something few have ever seen: a newborn gorilla in the wild. "The Gorilla King" premieres Sunday, April 20 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/gorillaking/
Spawning a New Generation - Once a year, Cuban land crabs migrate en masse out of the forest and make their way toward the beach, where they release their eggs in the surf. NATURE's "Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean" takes a look at Cuba's rich wildlife, largely protected by the island's isolation. Sunday, March 30 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/cuba/
Reclaimed by the Jungle - At one time, Angkor was a thriving urban center bigger in area than modern New York. What happened? NATURE explores tropical forests for clues about the origins of humans and what our own future might hold -- Sunday, March 16 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/deepjungle/ep3/
The Deadliest Spider - Spider expert Martin Nicholas is on a search for the rumored "chicken-eating spider," a tarantula that is reportedly so huge that it has made off with local chickens. But on the way, Nicholas runs into another arachnid, the most deadly spider on the planet. NATURE explores the darker side of wildlife in the Amazon on Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/deepjungle/ep2/
Searching for a Legendary Moth - Scientist Phil DeVries is on a quest to find a moth that Charles Darwin predicted over 150 years ago. Darwin hypothesized that a special orchid with a 12-inch nectary must have a companion moth with a 12-inch proboscis. NATURE journeys into the jungle with high-tech tools on Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/deepjungle/ep1/
Behind-the-scenes Exclusive - In this exclusive podcast, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Allison Argo discusses her motivation for making the film, "Crash: A Tale of Two Species;" why she views it as a "cautionary tale"; what makes the red knot and horseshoe crab such amazing creatures; and much more. "Crash: A Tale of Two Species" premieres Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/crash
A Mother's Anguish - In this poignant scene, Martyn Colbeck captures a new mother, Grace, tenderly using her trunk and sole tusk to lift her prematurely born calf out of the blistering sun. Airing on PBS Sunday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. (check local listings) the NATURE episode UNFORGETTABLE ELEPHANTS features Colbeck's stunning film and still photos of African elephants, which he has documented for nearly 20 years. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/unforgettable
The Budgie Mating Game - The ability of the budgerigar to see ultraviolet light plays a crucial role in the budgie mating game. They're just one of Australia's flamboyant parrot species whose wild behaviors are captured up close in "Parrots in the Land of Oz," premiering on PBS Sunday, January 27 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham narrates the film. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature/parrotsinoz
