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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 27

Every episode of Nature Season 27 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nature Season 27!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Nature Season 27 Episode 11 - The Loneliest Animals
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    S27:E11

    Around the globe, unique and fascinating species face extinction. Follow the plight of these creatures and the dedicated conservationists who fight for them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Nature Season 27 Episode 10 - Frogs: The Thin Green Line
    8.4/10(44 votes)

    S27:E10

    More than a third of all amphibians have already been lost, and more are disappearing every day. A fungus called chytrid has been identified as the major culprit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nature Season 27 Episode 12 - Eagles of Mull
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S27:E12

    Returning home to the Isle of Mull after 15 years abroad, Gordon Buchanan was happy for the chance to take a new look at his native land, through his camera lens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nature Season 27 Episode 2 - Clever Monkeys
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    S27:E2

    Just how smart are monkeys? Their curiosity leads them to try new things, but it’s their culture that teaches them much of what they know.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Nature Season 27 Episode 6 - Is That Skunk?
    8.1/10(29 votes)

    S27:E6

    We find them in the evening digging through our garbage, hiding under our houses, or walking through our yards, streets, and parks. Skunks seem perfectly adapted to life around us. But we are less comfortable around them, for fear of their potent spray. As we expand our urban areas, many skunks find themselves increasingly unwelcome neighbors. It seems everyone has their own skunk story. But what do we really know about these infamous black and white creatures?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nature Season 27 Episode 4 - The Wolf That Changed America
    7.9/10(36 votes)

    S27:E4

    In 1893, a bounty hunter named Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to the untamed canyons of New Mexico on a mission to kill a dangerous outlaw: a wolf named Lobo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Nature Season 27 Episode 7 - Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    S27:E7

    In South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains, one animal’s perseverance makes it the ultimate survivor: the eland, the largest member of the antelope family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nature Season 27 Episode 9 - Kilauea: Mountain of Fire
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    S27:E9

    Kilauea continually molds Hawaii’s Big Island. Creating new land, shaping ancient forests and carving tunnels through the earth, the volcano fascinates a dedicated group of scientists and filmmakers who follow its every action. Using innovative new imaging technologies to map the magma chamber, following the lava’s heat along its journey underground, and listening to the constant noises of its movements, geologists map the shifting liquid earth as they work to understand its awesome force.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nature Season 27 Episode 1 - White Falcon, White Wolf
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    S27:E1

    On a remote Arctic island, a breeding pair of gyrfalcons and a pack of Arctic wolves struggle to raise their young as nine months of snow and ice melt away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Nature Season 27 Episode 8 - Why We Love Cats and Dogs
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S27:E8

    Some people are cat people, some are dog people. But regardless of which camp they fall into, most people are simply crazy about their pets. The connections people form with their cats and dogs are often the longest, strongest relationships in their lives. They are our soul mates, our best friends, sometimes even our surrogate children. What makes these creatures such key members of our families?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nature Season 27 Episode 3 - American Eagle
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    S27:E3

    Following their protection as an endangered species, bald eagles have come roaring back. But even in the best of times, life in the wild is a surprisingly tough struggle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Nature Season 27 Episode 13 - Victoria Falls
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    S27:E13

    The world's largest waterfall, Victoria Falls, is explored through the eyes of a 74-year-old fisherman who's lived near the 350-foot wonder, located on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, for all of his life. During the rainy season (November to April), much of the wildlife that depend on the river for subsistence dissipate into the savanna. The rest of the year, however, it attracts baboons, eagles, elephants, hippos, kingfishers and quelea finches, among other creatures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nature Season 27 Episode 5 - The Dragon Chronicles
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    S27:E5

    Follow Rom Whitaker as he journeys around the world, reimagining the lines between fact and fantasy, in search of the fabled dragons' contemporary counterparts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 27 Ratings Summary

"The Loneliest Animals" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 27. It scored 8.5/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/19/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Frogs: The Thin Green Line".