About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Pandas: Born To Be Wild
Aired 21 October 2020 • 53 min
Unlock the mysteries of wild pandas whose counterparts in captivity are known for their gentle image. Journey through the steep Qinling Mountains with filmmakers, scientists and rangers to witness pandas’ startling courtship and aggressive behaviors.
2. Australian Bushfire Rescue
Aired 28 October 2020 • 53 min
Meet the people rescuing and caring for the animal survivors of Australia’s devastating bushfires. Iconic species like koalas, kangaroos and wombats face a series of hurdles to recover from their trauma.
3. Primates 01: Secrets Of Survival
Aired 4 November 2020 • 53 min
Monkey see, monkey do. From baboons facing down leopards, to lemurs exploiting a jungle pharmacy or rhesus macaques charming their way to an easy life, discover the survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places.
4. Primates 02: Family Matters
Aired 11 November 2020 • 53 min
Family is everything for primates. They have the most complex social lives of any animal group on the planet. Meet devoted monkeys’ uncles, playmate apes and tender troops.
5. Primates 03: Protecting Primates
Aired 18 November 2020 • 53 min
More than half of the world’s primates are under threat. Meet the scientists making groundbreaking discoveries to safeguard their future.
6. Santa's Wild Home
10.0Aired 25 November 2020 • 53 min
Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more.
7. The Alps: The High Life
10.0Aired 13 January 2021 • 53 min
In Europe’s highest mountain range, discover how Eurasian lynx, griffon vultures, ibex, marmots and more face extreme seasonal fluctuations, from volatile thunderstorms and landslides of summer to avalanches and frozen temperatures of winter. In Part One of the miniseries “The Alps”, enjoy the Alps in spring and summertime as newborn animals grow up to face the coming brutal winter.
8. The Alps: Winter's Fortress
10.0Aired 20 January 2021 • 53 min
In the second and final part of NATURE’s miniseries “The Alps,” experience the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps, shaped by snow blizzards and avalanches.
9. Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains
Aired 3 February 2021 • 53 min
Travel to the ice mountains of Chile to discover the secrets of the puma, the area’s biggest and most elusive predator. Discover how this mountain lion survives and follow the dramatic fate of a puma mother and her cubs. Narrated by Uma Thurman.
10. Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas
Aired 10 February 2021 • 53 min
Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend alongside its iconic animals, including black bears, rattlesnakes and scorpions.
11. The Leopard Legacy
Aired 14 April 2021 • 53 min
Follow the story of a leopard mother as she raises her cubs near the Luangwa River, facing a constant battle to hunt successfully, defend her territory and protect her cubs against enemies.
12. Sharks of Hawaii
Aired 21 April 2021 • 53 min
Learn surprising facts about the sharks that call the warm waters near Hawaii’s islands their home. Meet the Whitetip reef shark, Whale shark, Tiger shark and more.
13. The Bat Man of Mexico
Aired 30 June 2021 • 53 min
An ecologist tracks the lesser long-nosed bat’s epic migration across Mexico, braving hurricanes, snakes and seas of cockroaches, in order to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate.