The BEST episodes of Nature season 6
Every episode of Nature season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nature season 6!
Transport viewers to faraway places ranging from the steamy plains of Africa to the splendors of cold Antarctica. The main focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world.
#1 - The Flowing Oasis
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1987
Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.
Watch Now:Apple TV#2 - In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/1988
Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.
Watch Now:Apple TV#3 - The Coral Triangle
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/12/1988
An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.
#4 - The Elephant Challenge
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/1988
A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
#5 - Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/1988
Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
#6 - Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/1988
Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
#7 - Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/1988
After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
#8 - Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/20/1988
The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/6/1988
People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
#10 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/1988
Creatures of the air, trees and water brave the five-month floods through the Okavango delta. Part 2 of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari," observes African skimmers, lily trotters, baboons, dwarf mouth-breeders, tiger fish and catfishlike squeakers.
#11 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/1988
The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.
#12 - Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/1988
A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.
#13 - Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/1988
U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - Land of the Kiwi
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/1988
Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.
Watch Now:Apple TV#15 - Tiger!
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1987
International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.
#16 - The Volcano Watchers
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1987
Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - The Legend of the Lightning Bird
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/1987
The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.
Watch Now:Apple TV#18 - A Season in the Sun
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1987
The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.
Watch Now:Apple TV#19 - Perspectives of Paradise
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1987
The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - Spirits of the Forest
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1987
The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.
Watch Now:Apple TV#21 - Amazonia: A Burning Question
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1987
Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.
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