Season 2
13 episodes · Oct 9, 1983
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- S2E1
Forest in the Sea
Oct 9, 198353mThe vast areas of kelp growing on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean provide a vital food source for countless creatures.
- S2E2
Fungi: The Rotten World About Us
Oct 16, 198353mAs an agent of decay, fungi performs a function essential to life on earth.
- S2E3
Acacia: Tree of Thorns
Oct 23, 198353mA great variety of wildlife species live in and around the thorny acacia trees on the African plains.
- S2E4
On the Tracks of the Wild Otter
Nov 6, 198353mWildlife photographer Hugh Miles finds an opportunity to film a female otter on one of the remote Shetland islands.
- S2E5
Secret Weapons
Nov 13, 198353mInsects such as the beetle, firefly and moth make use of their natural chemicals as weapons against their enemies.
- S2E6
Voices in the Forest
Dec 18, 198353mThe time-honored and ritualistic relationship of the highland peoples of Papua, New Guinea, to the birds of paradise is examined.
- S2E7
Osprey
Feb 5, 198453mA look at this large bird’s life cycle, from hatching in the Scottish highlands through migration to Africa and its annual return to Scotland.
- S2E8
Big Business in Bees
Feb 12, 198453mExamined is the giant industry of bee cultivation in the U.S. and its relation to the billions of dollars annually at stake in the alfalfa crop.
- S2E9
Jet Set Wildlife
Feb 19, 198453mAn examination of the effects of alien plants and animals on Florida’s resident wildlife, agriculture, commerce and health.
- S2E10
The Masterbuilders
Feb 26, 198453mAn examination of the nest-building habits of birds in various parts of the world.
- S2E11
Plight of the Bumblebee
Mar 4, 198453mThe life cycle of the bumblebee is compared to that of humans in order to explain the “energy crisis” confronting the insects.
- S2E12
The Missing Monsoon
Mar 11, 198453mThe will of wildlife to survive is documented by photographers Stanley Breedon and Belinda Wright at the Keola Deo National Park in India during one of the droughts that occurs every 20 to 30 years when the monsoons do not come.
- S2E13
Resurrection at Truk Lagoon
Mar 25, 198453mAn exploration of the sunken Japanese war machinery destroyed by the Allies during World War II in the South Pacific, which provides an environment for underwater plant and animal life.