Nature Season 18 Episodes

Episode 1

Antarctica: The End of Earth - Katabatic

Sun, Oct 24, 1999

Episode 2

Antarctica: The End of Earth - Iceberg

Sun, Oct 31, 1999

Episode 3

Horses

Sun, Nov 14, 1999

They gallop and trot, whinny and neigh, capturing our imagination -- and our hearts. Indeed, horses are said to have done more to change human history than any other domestic animal, once upon a time carrying explorers to new frontiers and mighty armies to great conquests.

Episode 4

Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic

Sun, Nov 21, 1999

In Alaska's great Iditarod sled dog race, almost no factor is more important than the relationship forged between the mushers and their dogs. Their extraordinary bond can mean more than win or lose - it can mean life or death.

Episode 5

Wisdom of the Wild

Sun, Dec 5, 1999

We may think of ourselves as the most intelligent beings on the planet, yet it seems there is a great deal we can learn from our fellow creatures. Their understanding of the world pre-dates our own, and carries with it extraordinary abilities to heal, communicate, and transform our lives.

Episode 6

Inside the Animal Mind Part One: Are Animals Intelligent?

Tue, Jan 4, 2000

Episode 7

Humpback Whales

Sun, Jan 9, 2000

Follow these migrating marine mammals and presents their unique singing and hunting habits.

Episode 8

Inside the Animal Mind Part Two: Do Animal Have Emotions?

Tue, Jan 11, 2000

Episode 9

Inside the Animal Mind Part Three: Animal Consciousness

Tue, Jan 18, 2000

Episode 10

Cheetahs in a Hot Spot

Sun, Feb 6, 2000

As the world's fastest land animal, cheetahs are the odds-on favorite in almost any footrace. After all, they can accelerate to freeway speeds in just a step or two. But in the dry scrublands of southern Africa, the fast felines are falling behind in the most important contest they've ever entered: the race for survival.

Episode 11

Showdown at Grizzly River

Sun, Feb 13, 2000

Tells the story of one bold little bear's coming of age at the powerful McNeil River Falls in Alaska.

Episode 12

Jackals of the African Crater

Sun, Feb 27, 2000

The dog-like jackal lives a far more complicated -- and challenging -- life than many once believed.

Episode 13

Obsession with Orchids

Sun, Apr 16, 2000

No flowering plant has captured the attention of humans, or stirred their passions, in quite the way that orchids have.

Episode 14

Earth Navigators

Sun, Apr 23, 2000

Seasonal changes impel a wide variety of creatures, from whooper swans to monarch butterflies, to begin their epic migrations to ancient feeding, mating, and breeding grounds, sometimes covering thousands of miles and employing ingenious methods to reach their destinations.

Episode 15

The Body Changers

Sun, May 7, 2000

The program explores a broad range of creatures with astonishing abilities, from the redwing blackbird, whose brain dramatically changes shape to accommodate the chants and songs of mating rituals, to a fungus that transforms itself into something resembling a stalk that plays a vital role in the proliferation of roundworms.

Episode 16

Springs Eternal: Florida's Fountain of Youth

Sun, May 14, 2000

According to legend, Spanish explorers believed that a fountain of eternal youth existed somewhere in the place we know today as Florida. In a poetic way, they were right. Beneath Florida lies the world's largest known system of springs. These springs shelter strange life forms and dot the land above it with outlets of water that once was as pure as any found on this planet.