The WORST episodes of Nature

Every episode of Nature ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Nature!

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.

Last Updated: 11/6/2024Network: PBSStatus: Continuing
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#1 - 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.

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#2 - 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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#3 - 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.

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#4 - 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.

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#5 - 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.

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#6 - 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.

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#7 - 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.

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#8 - 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.

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#9 - 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.

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#10 - 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.

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#11 - Masked Monkeys

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/24/1987

Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.

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#12 - Lords of Hokkaido

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/10/1987

A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.

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#13 - 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.

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#14 - 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.

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#15 - 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.

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#16 - 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.

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#17 - 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.

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#18 - 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.

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#19 - 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.

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#20 - 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.

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#21 - 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.

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#22 - Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/1986

The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.

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#23 - Birdwatch From Florida

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/4/1986

Chronicling a weeklong series of bird-watching activities at sites that include the Anhinga Trail in the Everglades, Tampa Bay Island and Port Orange.

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#24 - The Gooneys of Midway

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/11/1986

Wildlife cinematographer Wolfgang Bayer focuses on the Laysan Albatross of the Hawaiian Islands.

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#25 - Where Eagles Fly

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/18/1986

A five year study of the golden eagle, Britain's largest bird of prey, in the Scottish highlands.