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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: The Flowing Oasis

Air Date: September 20th, 1987

Summary: Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.

Episode 2: Amazonia: A Burning Question

Air Date: September 27th, 1987

Summary: Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.

Episode 3: Spirits of the Forest

Air Date: October 4th, 1987

Summary: The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.

Episode 4: Perspectives of Paradise

Air Date: October 18th, 1987

Summary: The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.

Episode 5: A Season in the Sun

Air Date: November 15th, 1987

Summary: The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.

Episode 6: The Legend of the Lightning Bird

Air Date: November 22nd, 1987

Summary: The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.

Episode 7: The Volcano Watchers

Air Date: November 29th, 1987

Summary: Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.

Episode 8: Tiger!

Air Date: December 6th, 1987

Summary: International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.

Episode 9: Land of the Kiwi

Air Date: January 3rd, 1988

Summary: Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.

Episode 10: Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed

Air Date: January 10th, 1988

Summary: U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.

Episode 11: In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God

Air Date: January 24th, 1988

Summary: Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.

Episode 12: Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess

Air Date: February 14th, 1988

Summary: A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.

Episode 13: Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel

Air Date: February 21st, 1988

Summary: 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.

Episode 14: Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel

Air Date: February 28th, 1988

Summary: 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.

Episode 15: Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge

Air Date: March 6th, 1988

Summary: People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.

Episode 16: Elephant: Lord of the Jungle

Air Date: March 20th, 1988

Summary: The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.

Episode 17: Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon

Air Date: March 27th, 1988

Summary: After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.

Episode 18: Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras

Air Date: April 24th, 1988

Summary: Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.

Episode 19: Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper

Air Date: May 1st, 1988

Summary: Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.

Episode 20: The Elephant Challenge

Air Date: May 8th, 1988

Summary: A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.

Episode 21: The Coral Triangle

Air Date: June 12nd, 1988

Summary: An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.

Episode 22: The Elephant Challenge

Air Date: May 8th, 1988

Summary: A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.

Episode 23: The Coral Triangle

Air Date: June 12nd, 1988

Summary: An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.

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