Science and Nature

Nature

NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming in the process the benchmark for natural history programs.

Gardener to Guardian | WILD HOPE

13m 11s

Amid collapsing biodiversity worldwide, Mary Reynolds of Ireland is building a movement to turn gardeners into guardians of the planet by returning our own patch of land to nature and by restoring hope that individual action can create lasting change.

Episodes

  • The Bat Man of Mexico: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Bat Man of Mexico

    S39 E13 - 50m 19s

    An ecologist tracks the lesser long-nosed bat’s epic migration across Mexico, braving hurricanes, snakes and seas of cockroaches, in order to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate.

  • Sharks of Hawaii: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sharks of Hawaii

    S39 E12 - 53m 27s

    Learn surprising facts about the sharks that call the warm waters near Hawaii’s islands their home. Meet the Whitetip reef shark, Whale shark, Tiger shark and more.

  • The Leopard Legacy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Leopard Legacy

    S39 E11 - 53m 15s

    Follow the story of a leopard mother as she raises her cubs near the Luangwa River, facing a constant battle to hunt successfully, defend her territory and protect her cubs against enemies.

  • Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas

    S39 E10 - 53m 13s

    Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend alongside its iconic animals, including black bears, rattlesnakes and scorpions.

  • Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains

    S39 E9 - 53m 13s

    Travel to the ice mountains of Chile to discover the secrets of the puma, the area’s biggest and most elusive predator. Discover how this mountain lion survives and follow the dramatic fate of a puma mother and her cubs. Narrated by Uma Thurman.

  • Winter's Fortress | The Alps: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Winter's Fortress | The Alps

    S39 E8 - 53m 13s

    In the second and final part of NATURE's miniseries "The Alps," experience the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps, shaped by snow blizzards and avalanches.

  • The High Life | The Alps: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The High Life | The Alps

    S39 E7 - 53m 43s

    In Europe’s highest mountain range, discover how Eurasian lynx, griffon vultures, ibex, marmots and more face extreme seasonal fluctuations, from volatile thunderstorms and landslides of summer to avalanches and frozen temperatures of winter. In Part One of the miniseries "The Alps", enjoy the Alps in spring and summertime as newborn animals grow up to face the coming brutal winter.

  • Santa's Wild Home: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Santa's Wild Home

    S39 E6 - 52m 28s

    Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more.

  • Protecting Primates | Primates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Protecting Primates | Primates

    S39 E5 - 53m 13s

    More than half of the world’s primates are under threat. Meet the scientists making groundbreaking discoveries to safeguard their future.

  • Family Matters | Primates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Family Matters | Primates

    S39 E4 - 53m 55s

    Family is everything for primates. They have the most complex social lives of any animal group on the planet. Meet devoted monkeys’ uncles, playmate apes and tender troops.

  • Secrets of Survival | Primates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Secrets of Survival | Primates

    S39 E3 - 53m 55s

    Monkey see, monkey do. From baboons facing down leopards, to lemurs exploiting a jungle pharmacy or rhesus macaques charming their way to an easy life, discover the survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places.

  • Australian Bushfire Rescue: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Australian Bushfire Rescue

    S39 E2 - 53m 25s

    Meet the people rescuing and caring for the animal survivors of Australia’s devastating bushfires. Iconic species like koalas, kangaroos and wombats face a series of hurdles to recover from their trauma.

Extras + Features

  • How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road?

    S39 E5 - 3m 14s

    Dusky langurs' once pristine forests are now bisected by busy roads. To move through their territory, they must risk crossing dangerous traffic every day. After witnessing their struggle, Local Researcher Jo Leen Yap decided to build a monkey bridge.

  • Devoted Tamarin Dad Leads His Family: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Devoted Tamarin Dad Leads His Family

    S39 E4 - 2m 53s

    For a tiny golden-headed lion tamarin mother, pregnancy and birth take a huge toll. Therefore, it's the tamarin dad who shoulders the burden of responsibility of taking care of the young.

  • New Orangutan Species Filmed for First Time: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Orangutan Species Filmed for First Time

    S39 E4 - 3m

    Watch the first moving images of a Tapanuli orangutan mother and her infant. When the Tapanuli orangutan was named in 2017, it became the newest, and in the same moment, most endangered great ape on Earth.

  • Macaque Cons Squirrel Into a Free Meal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Macaque Cons Squirrel Into a Free Meal

    S39 E3 - 3m 4s

    In southern India, monsoon rains bring on jackfruit season, but macaques have a difficult time identifying ripe fruit. So they follow a "friend" who not-so-willingly leads them to the good stuff.

  • Lemurs' Jungle Pharmacy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lemurs' Jungle Pharmacy

    S39 E3 - 1m 55s

    Like many primates, lemurs are prone to ticks and other parasites. In addition to grooming each other, this group has developed a more ingenious means of keeping pests at bay: self-medication.

  • Preview of Primates: Episode One "Secrets of Survival": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview of Primates: Episode One "Secrets of Survival"

    S39 E3 - 35s

    Monkey see, monkey do. From baboons facing down leopards, to lemurs exploiting a jungle pharmacy or rhesus macaques charming their way to an easy life, discover the survival strategies used by primates, often in the most unexpected places.

  • Alpha Gorilla is Dad of the Year: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Alpha Gorilla is Dad of the Year

    S39 E3 - 3m

    Silverback mountain gorillas have a fearsome reputation with aggression that helps maintain family order. However, not everyone shows this gorilla troop leader the respect he deserves.

  • Preview of Australian Bushfire Rescue: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview of Australian Bushfire Rescue

    S39 E2 - 35s

    Meet the people rescuing and caring for the animal survivors of Australia’s devastating bushfires. Iconic species like koalas, kangaroos and wombats face a series of hurdles to recover from their trauma.

  • Two Orphan Joeys Welcomed Into New Home: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Two Orphan Joeys Welcomed Into New Home

    S39 E2 - 3m 35s

    The filmmakers stumbled upon a tragic sight: two injured mother kangaroos that have carried their joeys in their pouches, protecting them from the flames. While their mothers will not survive their wounds from the fires, two joeys are welcomed into a new home.

  • Meet Bear, the Koala Detection Dog: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Bear, the Koala Detection Dog

    S39 E2 - 2m

    A month after wildfires devastated a wildlife sanctuary, an expert was brought in to find injured koalas: a koala detection dog named Bear. Detection dogs can locate koalas up to 20 times faster than human searchers.

  • Emergency Vet Care During Australian Bushfires: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Emergency Vet Care During Australian Bushfires

    S39 E2 - 2m 14s

    A mobile vet care unit is set up to treat injured animals in the immediate aftermath of the devastating Australian bushfires. Volunteers treated an array of animals, from kangaroos to snakes to lorikeets.

Schedule

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    Remarkable Rabbits

    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
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    Remarkable Rabbits

    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
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    Nature

    Remarkable Rabbits

    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
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    Remarkable Rabbits

    Sunday
    Mar 31

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
  • Image
    Nature: TVSS: Iconic

    Nature

    Remarkable Rabbits

    Sunday
    Mar 31

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
  • Image
    Nature: TVSS: Iconic

    Nature

    Remarkable Rabbits

    Sunday
    Mar 31

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
  • Image
    Nature: TVSS: Iconic

    Nature

    Remarkable Rabbits

    Sunday
    Mar 31

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
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    Nature

    Remarkable Rabbits

    Monday
    Apr 1

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
  • Image
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    Nature

    Remarkable Rabbits

    Monday
    Apr 1

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
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    Nature

    Remarkable Rabbits

    Wednesday
    Apr 3

    1 Hour

    How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction.
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    Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors

    Wednesday
    Apr 10

    1 Hour

    The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations.
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    Nature: Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Nature

    Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors

    Wednesday
    Apr 10

    1 Hour

    The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations.
  • Image
    Nature: Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Nature

    Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors

    Thursday
    Apr 11

    1 Hour

    The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations.
  • Image
    Nature: Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Nature

    Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors

    Thursday
    Apr 11

    1 Hour

    The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations.
  • Image
    Nature: Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Nature

    Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors

    Thursday
    Apr 11

    1 Hour

    The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations.
  • Image
    Nature: Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Nature

    Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors

    Thursday
    Apr 11

    1 Hour

    The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations.

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