Season 17
8 episodes · Dec 22, 1976
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- S17E1
Noah's Park
Dec 22, 1976The work of a group of naturalists who are attempting to create a refuge for biblical animals by restocking a park with species inhabited land in Bible times.
- S17E2
The Invisible Reef
Dec 29, 1976Through the use of micro-photography, viewers are afforded a look at the unique way in which a reef is formed through a complex system of natural recycling.
- S17E3
Newborn
Jan 5, 1977A study of the capabilities that are innate to a newborn baby in the first week after birth.
- S17E4
The Mind's Eye
Jan 12, 1977A look at the work of scientists who are exploring regions of the brain by examining its relationship to the visual system.
- S17E5
Children of the Buffalo
Jan 19, 1977A study of the Todos tribe of India, their polyandrous marriage rituals and their unusual funeral rites. The Todos spend their lives tending the buffalo and everything they do revolves around this animal.
- S17E6
The Gabra
Jan 26, 1977The Gabra is a tribe of 24,000 people who live in the harsh terrain on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. They may be the only non-Muslim, camel raising society left in the world. Their lifestyle is cruel, filled with age-old rituals and beliefs.
- S17E7
When The Wind Blows
Feb 9, 1977A look at the uses man has made of the wind, from sailboats to windmills to modern turbines for generating electricity.
- S17E8
Funk Island
Feb 16, 1977Shows some of the species of seabirds to be found on Funk Island, situated 40 miles east of Newfoundland, which is a breeding ground of more than one million seabirds, and stresses the need for their protection against man.