Nature Season 23 Episodes

Episode 1

Chasing Big Cats

Sun, Nov 7, 2004

The big cats of Africa have always been favored subjects of wildlife filmmakers.

Episode 2

Shark Mountain

Sun, Nov 14, 2004

Underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall go diving 300 miles off the coast of Central America.

Episode 3

The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly

Sun, Nov 21, 2004

Once on the edge of extinction, grizzlies have made a remarkable recovery. But this fierce predator is no longer content foraging in the back country. Today, bears are everywhere. And everyone has something to say about it. This program documents the return of the grizzly as a conservation success story that comes with a price.

Episode 4

Violent Hawaii

Sun, Jan 9, 200552 mins

The Hawaiian chain of islands, made up of six main islands plus two smaller ones, stretches for more than 1,500 miles through the heart of the Pacific Ocean. It is a place of idyllic beauty. But it is also a land of volcanic fury, raging mountaintop blizzards, dangerous rockslides, monster waves, and even tsunamis.

Episode 5

Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard

Sun, Jan 16, 200560 mins

Most big cats do their best to remain hidden from human eyes, but none are quite as adept at this as the snow leopard.

Episode 6

Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean

Sun, Jan 30, 2005

Cuba was not originally in the Caribbean Sea but in the Pacific Ocean, where the island was situated 100 million years ago.

Episode 7

From Orphan to King

Sun, Feb 13, 2005

Episode 8

Snowflake: The White Gorilla

Sun, Feb 20, 200550 mins

In 1967, local villagers in Africa's Equitorial Guinea captured a remarkable baby gorilla with a coat of pure white. The film tells the story of this amazing animal, from his loving upbringing by humans to his eventual death from skin cancer in 2003. It also tracks the revolutionary changes in our understanding of how best to care for gorillas that have taken place during Snowflake's lifetime.

Episode 9

The Venom Cure

Sun, Apr 3, 2005

Scientists have discovered that natural poisons, toxins, and venoms contain chemicals that can be used to create an array of drugs for treating everything from chronic pain to cancer. Meet the people who are researching the venom cure.

Episode 10

Deep Jungle: New Frontiers

Sun, Apr 17, 2005

Explore how the rainforest acts as an engine of evolution. The Sumatran tiger is caught on film.

Episode 11

Deep Jungle: Monsters of the Forest

Sun, Apr 24, 2005

Go into the depths of the Amazon, home to millions of marvelous species.

Episode 12

Deep Jungle: The Beast Within

Sun, May 1, 2005

Expeditions to the Central African Republic, Guatemala and Cambodia to explore primates of the rain forests.

Episode 13

The Dolphin Defender

Sun, May 15, 2005

Nearly three decades ago, filmmaker Hardy Jones became fascinated by wild dolphins. Even though many said it couldn't be done, he set out to film these sleek sea mammals in the open ocean. Along the way, he became closely involved with his subjects and came to appreciate dolphins as highly intelligent creatures worthy of careful protection. Eventually, Jones turned his camera into a tool for conservation. He filmed dramatic dolphin hunts, and the documentary footage made headlines and sparked international protests. Jones also discovered the effects of chemical pollution on dolphins and orcas, the largest species of dolphin. He came to realize that threats to these marine mammals were threats to the ocean itself, and to us all. Now, in NATURE's The Dolphin Defender, Jones shares some of his most dramatic and beautiful images, and tells the moving personal story of his journey into the world of dolphins. It is a memorable voyage revealed with the energy and elegance of the dolphins themselves.