NaN/100 votes#1 - South Georgia: an Island All Alone
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/1998
Focusing on the wildlife of the remote island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#2 - Capybara: Swamp Hogs
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/1998
This is the story of one Capybara group,whose territory spans a patchwork of of wildlife-rich swamp,grassland & forest in Venezuela's Orinoco flood plain -the "Llanos".
Director: Phil Chapman
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#3 - Secret Sharks
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/1998
Includes footage of the gentle whale shark, and the perilous birth of a baby horn shark.
Director: Marty Snyderman
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#4 - Mountain of the Sea
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/1998
Wildlife documentary about South Africa's Table Mountain, home to a huge variety of animals, from black eagles at its peak to penguins at its shore-lined foot.
Director: Trevor De Kock
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#5 - Orangutans: the High Society
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1998
Wildlife documentary series. Featuring the orangutans of Sumatra's Leuser National Park.
Director: Mark Linfield
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#6 - The Fatal Flower
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1998
This programme looks at orchids, the `femmes fatales' of nature, combining beauty and deceit in a way which ignites human and animal passions.
Director: Mark Flowers
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#7 - Vanishing Pools of the Zambezi
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/1998
Herds of elephant, buffalo and impala graze on rich green grass by pools formed by the meandering Zambezi. But the short rainy season soon ends, and the battle for survival begins.
Director: Philip Richardson
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#8 - Manu: Amazon Paradise
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1998
The forest-dwelling creatures of the Amazon region of Manu, a treasure-trove of rare species, from jaguars and giant otters : which have earned a reputation for ferocity : to sloths and 13 different types of monkey.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#9 - Impossible Journeys
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/1998
Using microscopy & animation,we journey into worlds previously beyond our reach.The familiar world hides incredible secrets that are revealed here.
Director: Steve Nicholls
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#10 - Cheetahs in a Hot Spot
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/1998
A look at the world's largest population of cheetahs - and their enemies - in Namibia, southern Africa.
Director: Linda Bella
Writer: N/A
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#11 - Dolphins: The Wild Side
Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/1999
Explores the varied behaviour of wild dolphins around the world.
Director: Paul Atkins
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#12 - Year of the Jackal
Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/1999
This film, shot over the course of the year at the Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania, reveals some surprising facts about jackals.
Director: Owen Newman
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#13 - Everglades: to Hell and Back
Season 17 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/1999
Wildlife documentary looking at some of the many species of life found in the Florida Everglades and the threat to the environment posed by nearby Miami.
Director: Bernard Watson
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#14 - Tough Ducks
Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/1999
Film revealing that there's more to the placid-looking duck than meets the eye. Including those that live in the Arctic and the Australian desert.
Director: Mary Colwell
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#15 - The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
Season 17 Episode 15 - Aired 2/28/1999
Documentary about the lions of the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, and their current and future co-existence with humans.
Director: Robin Brown
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#16 - Islands of the Vampire Birds
Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/1999
Wildlife documentary looking at the finches of the Galapagos Islands which have evolved to not only to eat seeds and pick ticks off tortoises but also to drink the blood of the latter.
Director: David Parer
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#17 - The Farm That Time Forgot
Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/1999
Visits the Hosking family's farm in Devon where they farm traditionally and so help preserve local wildlife, especially in retention of old stone buildings and hedgerows.
Director: Andrew Cooper
Writer: N/A
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#18 - Iran: Secrets of the North
Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/1999
The first of two programmes exploring the wildlife inhabiting this vast country, a natural crossroads that is home to animals from Asia, Europe and Africa.
Director: Nigel Marven
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Natural World Season 17
Every episode of Natural World Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Natural World Season 17!
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Season 17 Ratings Summary
"South Georgia: an Island All Alone" is the best rated episode of "Natural World" season 17. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and written by N/A, it aired on 10/11/1998. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Capybara: Swamp Hogs".