Nature Season 15 Episodes

Episode 1

Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick

Sun, Oct 13, 1996

Episode 2

Crater Lions

Sun, Oct 20, 199655 mins

The King of Beasts, the lion has an image of noble magnificence - a deadly hunter, red in both tooth and claw, to which all creatures defer. And yet, behind this facade, every lion has a history of drama, intrigue and tragedy. For seven months, award-winning filmmaker, Owen Newman, followed the lions of the Tokitok pride in Tanzania's breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater. What started out as an intimate story of lions in their full glory evolved into a record of a pride which had fallen on hard times. George Page relates the demise of the Tokitok lioness, and their two guardian males as they strive to retain their 'kingdom' and protect their cubs among the more powerful inhabit the crater.

Episode 3

Mask of the Mandrill

Sun, Nov 10, 1996

With their vivid blue and red facial and rump accents, mandrills are the most colorful mammals ever found in nature, but they are so shy, and they move so quickly across vast ranges of dense rainforest, that researchers have always had a very hard time following them.

Episode 4

The Joy of Pigs

Sun, Nov 17, 1996

Straight from the archive, former NATURE host George Page gives his signature intro to The Joy of Pigs back in 1996.

Episode 5

Echo of the Elephants: The Next Generation

Sun, Dec 8, 1996

Episode 6

Wolves and Buffalo: The Last Frontier

Sun, Jan 12, 1997

Episode 7

The Elephant Men

Sun, Feb 16, 1997

NATURE follows a venerated elephant trainer named Dr. Krishnamurthy and several of his young trainees.

Episode 8

A Lemur's Tale

Sun, Feb 23, 1997

Deep in the thorn forests of Madagascar live troops of ring-tailed lemurs, the most beautiful and most social of Madagascar's extraordinary primates. Our story follows five baby lemurs as they try to make their way in the world. In an intimate portrait never before filmed, we learn of their high times, their sufferings, and the special bonds that hold their unique society together.

Episode 9

Extraordinary Dogs

Sun, Mar 9, 1997

Dogs are anything but common animals. They develop lifelong bonds with the people. They instinctively know when a human or animal companion is in need of help.

Episode 10

Bower Bird Blues

Sun, Apr 13, 1997

Meet an accomplished avian architect that has long fascinated scientists with its remarkably complex courting behavior.

Episode 11

Spirits of the Jaguar: The Forging of a New World

Sun, May 11, 1997

Episode 12

Spirits of the Jaguar: Forests of the Maya

Mon, May 12, 1997

Episode 13

Spirits of the Jaguar: Hunters of the Caribbean Sea

Tue, May 13, 1997

Episode 14

Spirits of the Jaguar: The Fifth World of the Aztecs

Wed, May 14, 1997