Magic in the Rocks • 1989 • episode "S1E1" • Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives

48:03

The rains are late. It is the most brutal time of year. Babies born into drought face starvation. The weak and the injured are weeded out. Everything is desperate for rain. When it finally arrives, it is a downpour on an enormous scale. Alien creatures emerge into a different world. The wet season begins.

S1E3 • The Big Dry • 2017 • Nature

24:00

Two North American species have nearly vanished from their natural habitat in the course of the last century, due to a host of human and environmental factors. Can the elk and the wild turkey of Ontario be successfully brought back? Join the team of daring and ambitious scientists making it happen.

S1E8 • Great Lakes Wild • 2017 • Nature

22:04

After initially gaining frightening reputations, it's now known that gorillas and bats are a lot gentler and considerate than their early reputations suggest.

S2E5 • Natural Curiosities • Nature

53:31

The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follow their extraordinary life cycle and migrations to tropical rainforests, windswept prairies, and even inside a chrysalis as it’s being spun.

NOVA PBS • 2022 • Nature

56:51

Describes the inhospitable habitats of snow and ice. Mount Rainier in America is an example of such a place: there is no vegetation, therefore no herbivores and thus no carnivores. However, beneath its frosty surface, algae grow and some insects, such as ladybirds visit the slopes. Africa’s mountains are permanently snow-covered, and beneath peaks such as Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya, there are communities of plants and animals.

2/12 • The Living Planet • 1984 • Nature

29:01

The Okavango Delta is awash with sound. And locals - from pied kingfishers to hippos - tune in to life above and below water to survive.

S1E10 • Earth Sounds • 2024 • Nature