The BEST episodes of National Geographic Documentaries season 1983
Every episode of National Geographic Documentaries season 1983, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of National Geographic Documentaries season 1983!
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#1 - Australia's Animal Mysteries
Season 1983 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/1983
Shows animals found only in Australia, such as the kangaroo, wallaby, koala, the flying possum, the platypus, and an array of lizards and frogs. Describes the unique features of these animals and the efforts of scientists and conservationists to preserve them.
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Season 1983 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/1983
The tropical rain forests of the world are home to nearly half the animal species on earth - an estimated five million different life forms. More than 100 inches of rainfall each year sustain this lush environment, where some of the most fascinating examples of natural adaptation can be found. Journey to the dense rain forests of Costa Rica and watch as leaf-cutting ants carry sections of leaves many times their weight to underground fungus gardens, a basilisk lizard walks on water, and howler monkeys bask in the sun. Fascinating and thought-provoking, this film is an eloquent warning of the natural wonders we stand to lose on a world scale if human encroachment of the world's rain forests continues.
#3 - Save the Panda
Season 1983 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/1983
Details the efforts made in the early 80's to reintroduce interest and knowledge of the giant panda. Beginning with a history of the animal and the first attempts to bring pandas to the West, and the eventual decision of the Chinese government to cease export of pandas, moves into an examination of more recent efforts both in China and abroad to scientifically analyze and promote continued survival of pandas. Culminates with the development and successful breeding attempts of the National Zoo's panda program.
#4 - Born of Fire
Season 1983 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/1983
National Geographic cameras travel to Iceland, Africa, Japan, California, and Greece to record how the huge plates of the earth's crust crash together, pull apart, and override each other causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Follow scientists around the world as they search for clues to the causes of these powerful geologic events.