Animals, Animals, Animals Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• The Alcids of the St. Lawrence River

  The murre; the razorbill; the common puffin; the black guillemot.

• America's Wild Turkey

  Restoration programs seek to improve wild turkey populations.

• Amur Leopard: Legend of the Snows

  The endangered snow leopard is filmed in Russia.

• Animal Aliens

  Biologist/wildlife cinematographer Tom Sterling films rare and exotic animals.

• Animals With Antlers

  Antlered animals of North America; the difference between antlers and horns.

• The Arctic Fox: Summer Residence

  A pair of Arctic foxes occupy a den in a riverbed.

• The Arctic Fox: Winter Residence

  Arctic foxes during the harshness of winter.

• Arctic Nursery

  Arctic fox; caribou; loon; snow goose; horned lark; snow bunting; snow owl.

• An Arctic Oasis

  The Canadian Arctic; Sverdrup Pass, Ellesmere Island.

• Around the Inland Sea

  Tom Sterling films the terrain and creatures near Lake Superior.

• The Barefoot Bushman Plays Snakes and Lizards

  Rob Bredl studies reptiles.

• Battle of the Bison Forest

  The European bison of Bialowieza Forest in Poland.

• Beauty and the Beasts

  Narrator Greta Scacchi examines human responses to animals.

• Beaver: Dammed or Damned?

  The beaver is one of the few animals that controls its own environment.

• Beluga Baby; All About Bears

  Film captures the rarely seen birth of a beluga whale; the bear and its environment.

• The Big Five

  Lions; leopards; elephants; buffalo; rhinos.

• Bird Watcher's Paradise

  Walter and Myrna Berlet explore the birds of Sanibel Island.

• Birders of a Feather

  Birds journey from Canada to Costa Rica.

• Birds From Another Time

  The threatened kiwi of New Zealand.

• Birds in Winter

  During winter, birds survive difficult climatic conditions.

• Birds in Winter

  Humans provide food for birds in winter.

• Birds of Winter

  Winter birds of northern Canada.

• Black-Eyed Bandits

  North American raccoon; Asian raccoon dog.

• Camel Outback

  Wild camels roam throughout Australia.

• Camera in the Wilderness

  Jean-Louis Frund films new aspects of animal behavior.

• Caribou, the Endless Journey

  The annual migration of North America's caribou.

• Cayo Santiago, the Island of the Monkeys

  John Berard observes the behavior of macaques in Cayo Santiago.

• Cicada

  Mass emergence of the cicada.

• Climb up Kilimanjaro

  Hikers try to reach the peak of Kilimanjaro.

• Color It Living

  Artist Glen Loates studies wildlife.

• Confrontations With Nature: Animals in Action

  Vignettes show animals establishing and defending territory, and during mating season.

• Confrontations With Nature: Bighorns of Beauty Creek

  A bighorn ram fights to remain leader of his flock.

• Confrontations With Nature: Call of the Loon

  Albert Karvonen films loons.

• Confrontations With Nature: Destroyers of the Mountain

  Life springs from the destruction caused by glaciers.

• Confrontations With Nature: Double Life of the Whooping Crane

  Albert Karvonen films the last flock of whooping cranes.

• Confrontations With Nature: Filming the Fish Hawk

  The life cycle of a pair of northern ospreys.

• Confrontations With Nature: Giants of the Forest

  Moose and wapiti live in close proximity in the mountains of the Northwest.

• Confrontations With Nature: Grizzlies of the Great Divide

  Grizzlies of the Rocky Mountain Great Divide.

• Confrontations With Nature: High Arctic Close-Up

  Canada's high arctic.

• Confrontations With Nature: Hunters of the Sky

  Variety and adaptability help hawks and owls to survive.

• Confrontations With Nature: Lure of the Rockies

  Scenery and fauna of the Rocky Mountains.

• Confrontations With Nature: Survivors of the Short Grass

  Diverse wildlife inhabit the shortgrass prairie.

• Confrontations with Nature: Wild Dogs of Jasper

  Wolves and coyotes of Jasper National Park.

• Corbett, In Search of the Tiger

  Tigers enjoy a secure life in an Indian sanctuary.

• Courtship in the Marshes

  Courtship behavior of ducks.

• Crocodile Territory

  Saltwater crocodiles of Australia.

• Daphne Sheldrick and the Orphans of Tsavo

  Daphne and David Sheldrick fight against poachers in Kenya's Tsavo National Park.

• Dawn of the Dragons

  Crocodiles and alligators.

• The Deadly Game

  Hunting strategies.

• The Desert and the Deep Blue Sea

  Banc D'Arguin, a national park on the West African coast, spans 5,000 square miles of contrasting habitats.

• Dilemma of the River King

  African hippos.

• The Eider Duck

  Mating rituals of the eider duck.

• The Elusive Bengal Tiger

  Japanese photographer observes the problems facing tigers in India.

• Empire of the Red Bear: Land of the White Fox

  Migrating reindeer; hunting owls; lemmings; Arctic foxes.

• Empire of the Red Bear: Ring of Fire

  Flora and fauna of the eastern forests of Russia.

• Empire of the Red Bear: Song of the Volga

  Wildlife of the steppes of Russia.

• Everyday Monster: The Housefly

  Life cycles of the common housefly.

• Eye of the Camel

  Camels of Arabia's Rub' al Khali desert.

• Family

  Parenting in the animal kingdom.

• Family of Wolves

  The Canadian timber wolf.

• Feline Connection

  Hunting techniques of large cats.

• Fishing Birds

  Behavioral adaptations of fishing birds.

• Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon

  Snow-clad summit of Cotopaxi; the Amazon River; tropical rain forests.

• Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind and Fire

  Wildlife and plants of Tierra del Fuego.

• Flying High

  Birds use their wings for many purposes.

• For the Birds

  Peregrine falcons raise their chicks atop a skyscraper.

• Forest in the Sea

  Effects of sea urchins on kelp forests.

• From the Glaciers to the Lowlands

  Arctic vegetation and animal life develop in glacial wakes.

• From the Pacific Rim to the Serengeti

  Environmentalist Bristol Foster films wildlife and works to preserve species.

• Galapagos: A Living Laboratory

  Wildlife of the Galapagos Islands.

• The Garden of the Grizzlies

  Grizzlies of British Columbia.

• Giant Grizzlies of the Kodiak

  Brown bears of Alaska.

• The Gray Seal

  Social behavior of the gray seal.

• Great Whites of California

  White sharks.

• Greenland

  Polar bears, arctic foxes and musk oxen of Greenland.

• Growing With Nature

  A cinematographer introduces his children to Ontario's wildlife.

• High Country

  Chess Lyons explores the Canadian Rockies.

• High Season of the Moose

  Moose behavior during rutting season.

• The Horse With the Stripes

  Hans Klingel studies zebras.

• The Horses of Sable Island

  Wild horses of Sable Island.

• How a Moose Survives

  Moose behavior.

• Howloween: Bats, Deities and Demons

  Natural history and myths about bats.

• Howloween: Creatures of the Occult

  Mythology/beliefs connected with the natural world.

• Howloween: Deadly Nature

  Snakes; scorpions; spiders.

• Images of Galapagos

  Cinematographer films birds and animals of the Galapagos Islands.

• In Grizzly Country

  Narrator Bob Peck shows how bears and humans of Alaska live in harmony.

• In Search of Arctic Whales

  Narwhals and belugas travel to the Hudson Bay to mate.

• In Search of the Hawk

  Joe Milner studies species of hawks.

• In Wildest Africa

  Film profiles the balance between the populations of predator and prey in Africa.

• In Wildness: A Flight of Deer

  White-tailed and mule deer inhabit the edge of cities and highways.

• In Wildness: A Pageant of Grouse

  The displays of the grouse serve many purposes.

• In Wildness: Passage of Migrants

  Migration.

• In Wildness: The Country of the Muskox

  Muskoxen.

• In Wildness: The Great Bears

  Grizzlies of the Arctic tundra; brown bears of the northern Pacific Coast.

• In Wildness: The World of the Wily Black Bear

  Black bears.

• Jaguar: Year of the Cat

  Documentary explores the life of a male jaguar in the rain forest of Central America.

• Journey of the Monarch

  Deforestation and pesticides threaten the migratory route of monarch butterflies.

• Kakadu, a Continent's Heritage

  Kakadu Park is an Australian wildlife sanctuary for crocodiles, koalas and kangaroos.

• Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Final Challenge

  Arctic research projects.

• Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Land Beyond

  Annual migration of caribou; breeding cycles of geese and lemmings.

• Komodo Dragons, Last of the Dinosaurs

  Monitor lizards.

• Konrad Lorenz's Geese

  The behavior/language of graylag geese.

• Kruger, Sunlit Paradise

  Cheetahs, leopards, lions of South Africa's Kruger National Park.

• Land of Dragons

  Wildlife of Hong Kong.

• Land of the Gods

  Diverse natural habitats of India; cultural relationship between Hindu society and the natural world.

• Last of the Hunters

  Hunters of India include the maharajahs; hunted animals of India include tigers, rhinos and Asiatic lions.

• Last Round Up

  The Indian government bans the roundup of elephants to be trained for forestry work.

• Legend of the Bison

  American bison of Yellowstone National Park.

• Lemurs in a Shrinking Eden

  Lemurs of the shrinking forests of Madagascar.

• The Leopard That Changed Its Spots

  Conservationist Arjan Singh raises an orphaned leopard cub.

• Life in the Freezer: Footsteps in the Snow

  Early exploration and exploitation of Antarctica.

• Life in the Freezer: The Big Freeze

  Under the ice, life abounds in Antarctica's worst weather.

• Life in the Freezer: The Bountiful Sea

  Ice governs the wildlife of Antarctica.

• Life in the Freezer: The Door Closes

  As autumn approaches, the animals of the Antarctic leave their summer homes.

• Life in the Freezer: The Ice Retreats

  As Antarctic ice recedes, species start the reproductive cycle.

• Life in the Freezer: The Race to Breed

  The Antarctic summer offers a short season for reproduction.

• Little Foxes of the Prairies

  The fox is reintroduced to the grasslands of Canada.

• Living With the Bears of the Great Lakes Region

  Lynn Rogers explores American black bears of the Great Lakes region.

• The Making of the Trials of Life

  The making of 'The Trials of Life,' with David Attenborough.

• Man of the Wilderness

  Andre-Francois Bourbeau experiments with primitive wilderness-survival techniques.

• The Man Who Loved Birds

  John Bax films the birds of North and South America in their natural habitats.

• Manatee, Endangered Mermaid

  Efforts are made to save the endangered manatee.

• Migrants and Residents in the Arctic

  Feeding habits/mating displays of Arctic shorebirds.

• The Migration of the Red Crabs

  The annual migration of red crabs on Christmas Island.

• The Mother Who Never Dies

  Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island.

• Mount Jacques Cartier: A Mountain Environment

  Boreal forest surrounds tundra on Mount Jacques Cartier.

• The Mountain Barrier

  Mountains separate the Red Sea from deserts of the Arabian peninsula.

• Mountain Gorilla: Gentle Giant

  Mountain gorillas of Rwanda National Park.

• Mountains of the Snow Leopard

  Mongolia is home to rare creatures, including snow leopards and wild camels.

• The Muskox

  The musk ox in its natural habitat.

• The Mysterious Journey

  The migration of white-eared kob antelope.

• Naturalist With a Camera

  Norman Lightfoot films seals, lions and other creatures, and records the work of wildlife artists.

• Nature in Close-Up

  Cinematographer Jack Carey films honeybee colonies.

• New England Saga

  Dr. John Bulger examines New England's wildlife and conservation problems.

• The North American Bison

  The long, complex mating ritual of bison.

• Northern Fur Seals

  The survival of the northern fur seal is threatened.

• Of Swallows and Men

  The various habitats of the swallow.

• Orangutan: People of the Trees

  Woman reintroduces young orphaned orangutans to the wild.

• The Orca and the Manatee

  Killer whales; sea cows.

• Osprey: Sentinel of the Great Lakes

  Peter Ewins investigates the population decrease of osprey.

• Otter, Clown of the Sea

  Sea otters of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

• Pacific Estuaries

  The Pacific estuaries of British Columbia.

• Pandas Aren't Always Cuddly

  Giant and red pandas.

• The Parenthood Game

  Parenting in the animal kingdom.

• Patagonia

  The Valdez Peninsula in Argentina is home to a vast array of wildlife.

• Peregrine Falcon: The Feathered Missile

  Peregrine falcons of northern Japan.

• Perfect Predators

  Maligned as maneaters and monsters, sharks are sophisticated hunters.

• The Plight of the Asian Elephant

  Asiatic elephants become work animals.

• Polar Bear Express

  Polar bears of Cape Churchill, Manitoba.

• Polar Bear Express

  Polar bears and humans live in close proximity in Cape Churchill, Manitoba.

• Prairie Dogs, Grassland Survivor

  Prairie dogs of the grasslands of South Dakota.

• The Pronghorn Antelope

  The reproductive and social behavior of the pronghorn.

• The Rainforests of Costa Rica

  A symbiotic relationship exists between ants and the forest.

• Rangers of the North

  Inuit volunteers patrol the Arctic wilderness.

• The Renaissance of the Indian Rhino

  Attempts are made to ensure the survival of the Indian rhinoceros.

• Reptiles, a Misunderstood Species

  Rattler; king snake; tree-climbing fox snake; milk snake.

• Return of the Royal Swan

  Pollution threatens the swans of Britain.

• The Revolt of the Young Sea Lions

  Claudio Campagno studies a sea lion colony of Patagonia.

• Rhino on the Run

  Demand for the rhino's horns threatens the animal's future.

• River of Life

  An African river provides an unspoiled habitat for animals and birds.

• The Roseate Spoonbill

  Film captures the courting/nesting rituals and feeding techniques of the roseate spoonbill.

• Seals Spring Break

  Seals migrate to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to give birth.

• The Search for the Russian Bear-God

  Crew searches for Elkuiem, a brown bear of giant proportions.

• The Secret Lives of Wolves

  The language of wolves.

• The Seven Lives of the Ground Squirrel

  Donald Owings studies ground squirrels of the Sierra Nevada.

• The Shark Attack Files

  Researchers investigate why sharks attack humans.

• Sharks and the Living Coral Reef

  Coral reefs shelter high concentrations of shark species.

• The Shores of Life

  The Atlantic coastal wetlands.

• Silent Hunter

  Great gray owls in northern Sweden.

• Singing in the Rain Forest

  Preserving the wood warbler's habitat.

• The Spawning of the Corals

  A coral reef in the north Pacific spawns.

• Spirit of the Wilderness

  Film clips show Bill Mason's wilderness adventures.

• The Steller Sea Lion

  Sea lions.

• Still Life for Woodpecker

  The natural environment of the woodpecker.

• Stone Age Apes

  A family of chimpanzees in Guinea, West Africa.

• The Story of Mother Goose

  A woman becomes the foster parent of a graylag goose.

• The Story of Suzie and Geogie

  A university student becomes a foster parent to a graylag gosling.

• A Tale of Two Sisters

  A family of wild dogs survives on the African plains.

• Ten Deadliest Snakes

  Steve Irwin searches for venomous snakes of the world.

• Those Icredible Animals: Big Cats

  Retirement home for lions; a dentist for jaguars; raising baby leopards; affection training.

• Those Incredible Animals: Africa

  Giraffes in Nairobi; rhino poachers in Kenya; cattle ranch.

• Those Incredible Animals: Alaska and the Far North

  Brown bears; polar bears; sled-dog racer Susan Butcher.

• Those Incredible Animals: Alligators

  Alligators as pets/security guards.

• Those Incredible Animals: Animal Celebrities

  Beagle inspects airport luggage; a singing dog; a diving pig; a sleuth finds missing dogs.

• Those Incredible Animals: Australia

  Kangaroo orphans; saving the koala's habitat; 8-foot worms; camels.

• Those Incredible Animals: Bears

  Grizzlies.

• Those Incredible Animals: Birds

  Birds at Walt Disney World; Farollones sanctuary; penguins at Sea World.

• Those Incredible Animals: Bugs

  Insect zoo.

• Those Incredible Animals: Elephants

  Teaching elephants manners; scientist cares for African elephants; ivory poachers.

• Those Incredible Animals: Endangered Animals

  Man saves whales; the wolf's cry; elephant ivory; shore birds.

• Those Incredible Animals: Hard Working Animals

  Border-patrol dogs; harbor seals save lives.

• Those Incredible Animals: Horses

  A 15-mile horse race; Peruvian champagne horses; miniature horses.

• Those Incredible Animals: Marine Mammals

  Otters; sea lion twins; battered manatees; harp seals.

• Those Incredible Animals: Monsters

  Bigfoot; the Loch Ness monster; Lizard Man.

• Those Incredible Animals: Orphans

  Chimp moms; Animal Care Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium; turtle midwife.

• Those Incredible Animals: Primates

  Gorilla knows sign language; private gorilla sanctuary.

• Those Incredible Animals: Reptiles

  A 14-foot alligator; the Gila monster; retired man cares for hundreds of turtles.

• Those Incredible Animals: Rescuers

  People risk their lives to save animals; Monterey Wildlife Rescue Unit; hedgehog hospital in England.

• Those Incredible Animals: Sharks

  Sharks are hunted for food, sport and profit.

• Those Incredible Animals: Under the Sea

  Sea lions that understand sign language; manatees; Jacques Cousteau; Muttley the scuba dog.

• Those Incredible Animals: Unlikely Friends

  Bats; ducks get the royal treatment; rats.

• Those Incredible Animals: Wildlife Babies

  The Columbus Zoo; killer whale is born in captivity; loggerhead turtles race for the sea.

• Those Incredible Animals: Wildlife Photographers

  Animal photographers; underwater cinematographers; slow-motion film research.

• The Tides of Life

  Marine life of the Bay of Fundy.

• The Time of the Caribou

  The Porcupine herd is one of North America's largest caribou herds.

• To Be With Sharks

  Marty Snyderman conducts shark-diving tours.

• Together They Stand

  Dwarf mongooses.

• The Tombs Below Aruba

  The life cycle of the dung beetle.

• Touched by the Tide

  Giant tides create wetland habitats.

• The Trials of Life: Arriving

  Development of animal fetuses; animal births.

• The Trials of Life: Continuing the Line

  Reproduction in the animal kingdom.

• The Trials of Life: Courting

  Courting rituals.

• The Trials of Life: Fighting

  The accepted practice of fighting in the wild.

• The Trials of Life: Finding Food

  Animals must find enough to eat while avoiding being attacked.

• The Trials of Life: Finding the Way

  Migrating animals find their way around with extraordinary accuracy.

• The Trials of Life: Friends and Rivals

  Social codes in the animal world allow communities to function efficiently and cooperatively.

• The Trials of Life: Growing Up

  Child care in the animal kingdom; trials of childhood.

• The Trials of Life: Homemaking

  Animal shelters.

• The Trials of Life: Hunting and Escaping

  Survival strategies used by hunters and the hunted; traps and baits; warnings and deceptions; force and speed; ambush and camouflage.

• The Trials of Life: Living Together

  Animal partnerships and communities.

• The Trials of Life: Talking to Strangers

  Animal communication.

• The Tropical Arctic of Yesteryear

  Researchers explore a fossil forest in the Arctic.

• The Trumpeter Swan

  Walter and Myrna Berlet film trumpeter swans in Yellowstone National Park.

• Ultimate Guide to Snakes

  Computer graphics illustrate the evolution of snakes.

• Under the Desert Sun

  Plants and animals of the desert.

• The Underground Owl

  Canadian prairies are home to a tiny burrowing owl.

• Unpredictable Prairie

  Myrna and Walter Berlet film the North American prairie.

• Valley of the Elk

  Increasing numbers of elk cause problems for wildlife managers in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

• The Voyage South

  Birds of the Canadian Arctic fly to South America.

• Waste Not, Want Not

  Some animals use bodily wastes for constructive purposes.

• Waza: Forests and Plains

  Waza Park in Cameroon is home to lions, giraffes, elephants and many species of birds.

• Weaver Birds

  Africa's weaver birds.

• Web of Steel

  The spider's web.

• Wetland

  Creation of Canada's wetlands.

• Whale Rescue

  Rescuers struggle to free humpback whales from fishing nets.

• Whales of the Mingan Islands

  Finback, blue and humpback whales of the Mingan Archipelago.

• Where the Right Whale Sings

  Southern right whales migrate from Antarctica to Valdez.

• White Storks, Birds that Bring Happiness
• The White-Tailed Deer

  Life cycle of the white-tailed deer of North America.

• Wild Heart of Africa

  Wildlife photographer Francois D'Elbee.

• Wild River No More

  Development threatens the last wild stretch of the Colorado River.

• Wild Sanctuaries: Camargue, Colours of the Earth

  Camargue, in southern France, is home to pink flamingos, white horses and black bulls.

• Wild Sanctuaries: The Great Barrier Reef, the Living Coral

  Maritime Park of the Great Barrier Reef.

• Wild Walugas

  Canada's walruses.

• Wilderness Magic

  Wildlife cinematographer Dan Gibson incorporates underwater and slow-motion photography into his films.

• Wildlands, Our Heritage

  Filmmaker Dan Gibson captures the beauty of nature.

• Wildlife in Russia: Born on the Ice

  The Greenland seal.

• Wildlife in Russia: Once Upon a Time There Lived a Fox

  Foxes of the Siberian taiga.

• Wildlife in Russia: Snakes, the Venomous Army

  Snakes of the desert.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Falcon Fates

  Relationship between falcons and their owners.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Great Stage of Nature

  Filmmaker Yuri Klimov.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Kazakh and the Golden Eagle

  A hunter from Kazakstan tames golden eagles.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Little Monsters

  Spiders.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Lost Paradise of Animals

  Islands of the Bering Strait; fur seals; northern sea lions; sea otters.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Nordic Sea Lion

  Northern sea lion.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Octopus

  Divers film octopuses in the Sea of Japan.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Secrets of the Taiga

  Wildlife of Russia's taiga.

• Wildlife in Russia: The White Camel

  Saigaks share pastures of the desert with camels.

• Wildlife in Russia: The White Silence of Beringia

  Wrangel Island; walruses; polar bears; reindeer; Arctic foxes; geese.

• Wildlife in Russia: The Yak, the Children of Heaven

  Yaks in the mountains of Pair and Tienshan.

• Wings Over the Prairie

  A man attempts to restore the hawk's nesting sites on Canadian prairies.

• Winter of the Golden Eagle

  Remote-control cameras observe the nesting habits of golden eagles in northern Japan.

• The Wonder of Migration

  Bird migration.

• The Wonderful Kangaroo

  Kangaroos of Australia.

• The World of Baby Animals

  World of baby animals; bobcats; foxes; koalas; seals; coyotes; kangaroos.

• World of the Bog

  Tom Sterling films the diverse wildlife of the bog.

• World of the Mountain

  Walter and Myrna Berlet film wildlife of North America.

• The ZZZ Factor

  Animal sleeping habits.