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Nature Season 26 Episodes
Season 26 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2007 - 2008
Episode 1
Silence of the Bees
Sun, Oct 28, 2007
Explore the international emergency research that is underway to uncover the cause of the massive die-offs of honeybees, a potential ecological disaster.
Episode 2
In the Valley of the Wolves
Sun, Nov 4, 2007
Three years in the making, this is the dramatic saga of Yellowstone's Druid wolf pack, its turf wars with rival packs and the fate of the wolves' Lamar Valley ecosystem.
Episode 3
The Cheetah Orphans
Sun, Nov 11, 2007
Veteran wildlife filmmaker Simon King takes on a new role in The Cheetah Orphans - that of surrogate mother.
Episode 4
The Beauty of Ugly
Sun, Nov 18, 2007
In a winner-take-all contest, a male elephant seals challenges a rival for access to his harem of females.
Episode 5
The Desert Lions
Sun, Jan 6, 2008
In the forbidding Namib Desert, along the Skeleton Coast of Namibia, Dr. Philip (Flip) Stander tracks a mysterious and remarkable quarry: lions.
Episode 6
Parrots in the Land of Oz
Sun, Jan 27, 2008
For tens of millions of years, parrots have survived and thrived in Australia even as the continent underwent dramatic changes.
Episode 7
Crash: A Tale of Two Species
Sun, Feb 10, 200853 mins
Each year a small shorebird must make a 10,000-mile journey from the southern tip of South America to its nesting grounds in the Arctic- one of the longest migrations on earth. This pocket-sized long distance traveler times its migration precisely to coincide with the annual spawning of one of earth's most ancient creatures: the horse-shoe crab. It's horseshoe crab eggs on the Delaware Bay that fuel the little birds epic journey to the Arctic. In the 1990s the fishing industry discovered that horseshoe crabs make good bait for eel and conch. As these industries boomed, horseshoe crabs were collected by the truckload... and red knot numbers started to crash. The story of the red knot and the horseshoe crab is a living example of how every species is interconnected- each one important, no matter how big or small. As the fate of two extraordinary creatures teeters on the edge, humankind must grapple with the economics and politics of extinction.
Episode 8
Arctic Bears
Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Learn about the plight of the polar bears, who are living on borrowed time as their habitat changes and food sources become rare.
Episode 9
What Females Want
Sun, Apr 6, 2008120 mins
A highlight of Nature's season on PBS offers a rousing sex education that goes far beyond the birds and the bees. Lizards do push-ups for it, Gelada baboons show off their passion-flushed pectorals, and Capuchin monkeys play the drums.
Episode 10
What Males Will Do
Sun, Apr 13, 2008
Apparently, there is nothing a male will not do for the right to mate with a female - dance, sing, fight, change body colors, illuminate, even agree to be eaten alive. There is often a surplus of males, and they are instinctively driven to compete in order to pass their genes to the next generation. But it takes two to tango. Now, scientists are learning to what extremes males will go in order to find that dance partner.
Episode 11
The Gorilla King
Sun, Apr 20, 2008
King among the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, Titus is one of only 700 of his kind alive today. Dian Fossey, the famed primatologist, documents Titus' extraordinary life, from his early days to his rise to power as a silverback.
Episode 12
Superfish: Billfish
Sun, May 4, 2008
Across three oceans and more than two years, marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal set out to capture on film the biggest, fastest, most dangerous gamefish in the sea -- the ancient and amazing creatures known as billfish. The group includes the graceful sailfish, the menacing swordfish and queen of them all, the marlin. Marlin can top speeds of 60 miles an hour on migrations that can span 9,000 miles. The largest, always female, weigh in at 1,000 pounds and more, and are known as granders. Hemingway immortalized them in The Old Man and the Sea, but to his great disappointment never landed a grander himself. Rick Rosenthal's pursuit of these coveted sea creatures in the name of conservation unfolds in NATURE's "Superfish." Billfish are almost impossible to find and film in open waters, making it very difficult for researchers to study them. Adding to the challenge is the overfishing of billfish and their prey, causing a decline in their populations.
Episode 13
Prince of the Alps
Sun, May 11, 200852 mins
Featuring panoramic scenes of lush landscapes, Prince of the Alps travels high into the mountains, where chamois and ibex are right at home on the nearly vertical cliffs, marmots emerge late from hibernation, and red deer prove their agility. The little prince enjoys special status in the herd, thanks to his mother's social rank.
