NaN/100 votes#1 - Sperm Whales: the Real Moby Dick
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/1996
In the NATURE program SPERM WHALES: THE REAL MOBY DICK, the efforts of Jonathan Gordon and other researchers to study the whales' physicality, modes of communication, and social interactions contribute to our understanding of the underwater world.
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#2 - The Crater Lions
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/1996
Charting the declining fortunes of a pride of "Crater Lions" that lives in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater. Included: lion attacks on buffaloes; a young cub's encounter with jackals; efforts to repopulate the pride; wildebeests, elephants
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Mask of the Mandrill
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1996
Delving into the mysteries of the colorful monkeys called mandrills, as a troupe of the creatures are followed through the West African rainforests. Included: the travails of a lead male fighting off a rival; the females' role as group leaders; hammerhead bats and river martins.
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8.9/1012 votes#4 - The Joy of Pigs
Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1996
Exploring pigs, described by host George Page as “the world's most cosmopolitan characters,” with a focus on their adaptability to a variety of environments. Included: pigs as pets; hunters stalking a “bearded” pig in Borneo.
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#5 - Echo of the Elephants: The Next Generation
Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/1996
Following a family of elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park. Included: the family's matriarch giving birth, rescuing her kidnapped daughter and chasing away hyenas. Also: male and female mating rituals.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Wolves and Buffalo: The Last Frontier
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/1997
Observing wild buffaloes and gray wolves in the Canadian wilderness. Jeff and Sue Turner spent two years filming the ritual battles between these ancient adversaries in Wood Buffalo National Park, where the drama unfolds in the subarctic winter.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - The Elephant Men
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1997
Profiling the mahouts of southern India, who are skilled in the art of training wild elephants. Included: a journey north to stop herds of marauding elephants that are destroying villagers' crops and taking lives.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - A Lemur's Tale
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/1997
Deep in the thorn forests of Madagascar live troops of ring-tailed lemurs, the most beautiful and most social of Madagascar’s extraordinary primates. Our story follows five baby lemurs as they try to make their way in the world. In an intimate portrait never before filmed, we learn of their high times, their sufferings, and the special bonds that hold their unique society together.
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8.7/1013 votes#9 - Extraordinary Dogs
Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/1997
Tales of canine loyalty to humans, including segments illustrating how dogs detect people buried by avalanches, enhance the lives of prison inmates and offer "therapy" for seriously ill youngsters. Also: the use of dogs to assist people with disabilities; dog scouts and couriers.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Bower Bird Blues
Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/1997
Profiling the bowerbird, an ingenious "architect" of the Australian rain forest that builds elaborate bowers of sticks to attract a female. Footage also includes the spiny echidna, which feasts on termite mounds; a bright blue crayfish; and carnivorous dingoes.
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#11 - Spirits of the Jaguar: The Forging of a New World
Season 15 Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/1997
The four-part "Spirits of the Jaguar" explores the human and natural histories of Central America and the Caribbean. Part 1 focuses on the region's animal and plant life, and its volcanic origins some 150 million years ago. Included: iguanas; crocodiles; fossilized tree sap that offers a record of ancient island life.
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#12 - Spirits of the Jaguar: The Forests of Maya
Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 5/12/1997
Part 2 of "Spirits of the Jaguar" explores the "Forests of the Maya," where 1200 years ago an extraordinary civilization emerged in the Central American jungles. Included: Mayan ruins; exotic animals like the jaguar that permeated Mayan folklore; underground rivers and caves.
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#13 - Spirits of the Jaguar: Hunters of the Caribbean Sea
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 5/13/1997
Part 3 of “Spirits of the Jaguar” recounts the evolution of the Taino civilization. The Taino were the first inhabitants of the Caribbean some 2000 years ago, and their way of life was destroyed with the arrival of European explorers. The hour examines marine life that provided food for the Amerindians.
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#14 - Spirits of the Jaguar: The World of Aztecs
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 5/14/1997
"Spirits of the Jaguar" concludes with the story of the Aztec empire, which in the 1500s stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific in what is now Mexico. Footage includes scenes of hawks that once inspired Aztec myths, and ruins of pyramids and temples.
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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 15
Every episode of Nature Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nature Season 15!
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...
Genres:DocumentaryFamily
Network:PBS
Season 15 Ratings Summary
"Sperm Whales: the Real Moby Dick" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 15. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/13/1996. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "The Crater Lions".