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First Aired: October 10th, 1982

Network: PBS

Summary: Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.

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Episode 1: Forest in the Sea

Air Date: October 9th, 1983

Summary: The vast areas of kelp growing on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean provide a vital food source for countless creatures.

Episode 2: Fungi: The Rotten World About Us

Air Date: October 16th, 1983

Summary: As an agent of decay, fungi performs a function essential to life on earth.

Episode 3: Acacia: Tree of Thorns

Air Date: October 23rd, 1983

Summary: A great variety of wildlife species live in and around the thorny acacia trees on the African plains.

Episode 4: On the Tracks of the Wild Otter

Air Date: November 6th, 1983

Summary: Wildlife photographer Hugh Miles finds an opportunity to film a female otter on one of the remote Shetland islands.

Episode 5: Secret Weapons

Air Date: November 13rd, 1983

Summary: Insects such as the beetle, firefly and moth make use of their natural chemicals as weapons against their enemies.

Episode 6: Voices in the Forest

Air Date: December 18th, 1983

Summary: The time-honored and ritualistic relationship of the highland peoples of Papua, New Guinea, to the birds of paradise is examined.

Episode 7: Osprey

Air Date: February 5th, 1984

Summary: A look at this large bird’s life cycle, from hatching in the Scottish highlands through migration to Africa and its annual return to Scotland.

Episode 8: Big Business in Bees

Air Date: February 12nd, 1984

Summary: Examined 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.

Episode 9: Jet Set Wildlife

Air Date: February 19th, 1984

Summary: An examination of the effects of alien plants and animals on Florida’s resident wildlife, agriculture, commerce and health.

Episode 10: The Masterbuilders

Air Date: February 26th, 1984

Summary: An examination of the nest-building habits of birds in various parts of the world.

Episode 11: Plight of the Bumblebee

Air Date: March 4th, 1984

Summary: The life cycle of the bumblebee is compared to that of humans in order to explain the “energy crisis” confronting the insects.

Episode 12: The Missing Monsoon

Air Date: March 11st, 1984

Summary: The 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.

Episode 13: Resurrection at Truk Lagoon

Air Date: March 25th, 1984

Summary: An 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.

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