7.6/1067 votes#1 - Siberian Tiger Quest
Season 31 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2012
Conservation ecologist Chris Morgan embarks on a challenge that will fulfill a lifelong dream — to find and film a Siberian tiger living wild and free in Russia’s far eastern forests. To help him, Morgan turns to Korean cameraman Sooyong Park, the first individual ever to film Siberian tigers in the wild.
Director: Mike Birkhead, Joe Loncraine
Writer: Joe Loncraine
7.6/1047 votes#2 - Magic of the Snowy Owl
Season 31 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2012
Filmmakers take us deep into the snowy owl’s tundra home on the North Slope of Alaska to observe the daily struggles involved in raising a family of helpless owlets until they’re able to fly.
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8.3/10161 votes#3 - Animal Odd Couples
Season 31 Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/2012
Love apparently knows no boundaries in the animal kingdom. Despite the odds, there are countless stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable. Instincts gone awry? NATURE investigates why animals form these special bonds and what these relationships suggest about the nature of animal emotions.
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7.9/1075 votes#4 - An Original DUCKumentary
Season 31 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/2012
Masters of the water and air, they have conquered the globe. From deft dabblers to great divers, these are one of the Animal Kingdom's ultimate athletes. Take a fascinating look at one of our most familiar birds.
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8.8/1048 votes#5 - Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera
Season 31 Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2013
Attenborough revisits key places and events in his career and shows how a succession of technical innovations in filmmaking led to remarkable revelations about our planet and the creatures that inhabit it.
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8.7/1041 votes#6 - Attenborough's Life Stories: Understanding the Natural World
Season 31 Episode 6 - Aired 1/30/2013
Attenborough shares his memories of the scientists and the breakthroughs that helped shape his own career in translating these discoveries into film.
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8.9/1042 votes#7 - Attenborough's Life Stories: Our Fragile Planet
Season 31 Episode 7 - Aired 2/6/2013
Attenborough reflects on the dramatic impact that we have had on the natural world during his lifetime.
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8.0/1039 votes#8 - Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo
Season 31 Episode 8 - Aired 2/13/2013
Wildlife filmmaker Jeff Turner captures how wolves and buffalo live together in what seems like a forgotten corner of the world.
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8.1/1099 votes#9 - What Plants Talk About
Season 31 Episode 9 - Aired 4/3/2013
When we think about plants, we don’t often associate a term like “behavior” with them, but experimental plant ecologist JC Cahill wants to change that. The University of Alberta professor maintains that plants do behave and lead anything but solitary and sedentary lives. What Plants Talk About teaches us all that plants are smarter and much more interactive than we thought!
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6.6/1063 votes#10 - The Mystery of Eels
Season 31 Episode 10 - Aired 4/17/2013
Eels can be found all over the globe, in fresh and salt water ecosystems alike. But today, risk of over-fishing and the presence of dams and other obstacles that prevent eels from reaching their oceanic spawning grounds pose new threats to an animal that once roamed the planet alongside the dinosaurs. Artist, writer, and naturalist James Prosek explores the mysterious world of the eel.
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8.0/1036 votes#11 - Legendary White Stallions
Season 31 Episode 11 - Aired 5/1/2013
For 450 years, Lipizzaner stallions have been performing for audiences in Austria's capital. The stallions go through extensive training at the Spanish Riding School, where they learn to perform acrobatic feats and synchronized movements known as high classical dressage.
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7.2/1066 votes#12 - The Private Life of Deer
Season 31 Episode 12 - Aired 5/8/2013
Just a century ago, there were less than a million deer in North America. Today, there are nearly 30 million. The Private Life of Deer looks at how these wild deer interact with one another, and how they adapt to living in a suburban environment.
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7.8/1040 votes#13 - Great Zebra Exodus
Season 31 Episode 13 - Aired 5/15/2013
Great Zebra Exodus explores parenthood and the fragility of young life—from zebras to lapwings to meerkats. It’s a tale of loyalty and sacrifice, of home and exile, of death and new life, set against the backdrop of one of Africa’s most surreal landscapes.
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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 31
Every episode of Nature Season 31 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nature Season 31!
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 31 Ratings Summary
"Siberian Tiger Quest" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 31. It scored 7.6/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Mike Birkhead, Joe Loncraine and written by Joe Loncraine, it aired on 10/10/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Magic of the Snowy Owl".