NatureStaffel 5

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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Alyeska: The Great Land
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Alyeska: The Great LandExamines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
Baja Lagoon
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Baja LagoonAn examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
Galapagos: How They Got There
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Galapagos: How They Got ThereThis exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
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Galapagos: Cold on the EquatorMarine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.
Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
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Galapagos: The Ocean TravelersA look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.
Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
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Pantanal: Prairie of the Great WatersA look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
Cats
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CatsAn examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
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Leopard: A Darkness in the GrassThe activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
The Elephant Challenge
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The Elephant ChallengeA look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
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Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue SeaA freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
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In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No EvilThe Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
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In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of HappinessA look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
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In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the TurtleHunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
America's Wild Horses
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America's Wild HorsesFollowing the wild mustangs of America’s West.
Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
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Holy Land: A Wilderness Like EdenAn exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
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Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter SeaThe unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
The Forgotten Garden
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The Forgotten GardenWhat happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
Lords of Hokkaido
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Lords of HokkaidoA year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
Designed for Living
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Designed for LivingThe tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
Masked Monkeys
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Masked MonkeysEchoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.