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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 33

Every episode of Nature Season 33 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nature Season 33!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Nature Season 33 Episode 17 - The Sagebrush Sea
    8.6/10(28 votes)

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    The greater sage-grouse adapts to life in a sea of sagebrush, a landscape spanning 11 states in the American West, which is home to more than 170 species of birds and mammals.

    Directors:Marc Dantzker, Tom Swartwout
    Writers:Allison Argo, Marc Dantzker

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  2. Nature Season 33 Episode 5 - A Sloth Named Velcro
    8.5/10(34 votes)

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    Sloths, once largely ignored, have become a hot topic of scientific researchers. Sanctuaries and rehabilitation centers are also springing up, as development often displaces these gentle creatures. Filmed in Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia, this is a story of friendship between a journalist and the sloth she named Velcro and a network of people working to learn more about sloths in order to protect them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ana E. Salceda

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  3. Nature Season 33 Episode 1 - Penguins: Spy in the Huddle: The Journey
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    S33:E1

    Documentary showing penguins as they have never been seen before. From the Antarctic to the tropics, spy cameras capture unique footage of three extraordinary species.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nature Season 33 Episode 10 - Owl Power
    8.4/10(133 votes)

    S33:E10

    Cameras, X-rays and ultramicroscopes reveal details about the life of owls, including how they hunt, how their vision and hearing work and how they fly so quietly.

    Director:Lucy Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Nature Season 33 Episode 2 - Penguins: Spy in the Huddle: First Steps
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    S33:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nature Season 33 Episode 15 - Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La
    8.1/10(95 votes)

    S33:E15

    This is the story of a family of the recently discovered Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys living in the Himalayas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Fletcher

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  7. Nature Season 33 Episode 8 - Wild France
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    S33:E8

    France is known for its delicious food and wines, great art and architecture and celebrated culture of all kinds. But there’s another side to this popular destination that is not as visible, its wild side. Deep in the French countryside, it is possible for the adventurous to spot brown bears, wild boar, griffon vultures or wolves.

    Director:Frédéric Fougea
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nature Season 33 Episode 11 - The Last Orangutan Eden
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    S33:E11

    To truly understand the complexity of a wild orangutan society and the skills the orangutans have learned from their mothers in the wild, Ecologist Chris Morgan travels to a remote patch of forest also in Northern Sumatra, a peat swamp forest known as Suaq Balimbing. Working with a team of experienced researchers, he becomes completely immersed in this unique social band of wild orangs who use tools, share food, forage together, and create their own distinct culture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joseph Pontecorvo

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  9. Nature Season 33 Episode 14 - Animal Homes: Animal Cities
    8.0/10(41 votes)

    S33:E14

    Some animals find that living in the midst of huge colonies of their own kind is sometimes a matter of necessity and sometimes the most secure and rewarding housing arrangement.

    Director:Ann Johnson Prum
    Writer:Ann Johnson Prum

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  10. Nature Season 33 Episode 3 - Penguins: Spy in the Huddle: Growing Up
    7.9/10(16 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nature Season 33 Episode 12 - Animal Homes: The Nest
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    S33:E12

    Exploring how birds carefully select their materials, and craft their homes for the all-important tasks of protecting their eggs and raising their young.

    Director:Ann Johnson Prum
    Writer:Ann Johnson Prum

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  12. Nature Season 33 Episode 13 - Animal Homes: Location, Location, Location
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    S33:E13

    Animated blueprints and tiny cameras chart the building plans and progress of beavers, tortoises, hummingbirds and woodrats, examining layouts and cross sections as they evaluate the technical specs of their structures.

    Director:Ann Johnson Prum
    Writer:Ann Johnson Prum

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  13. Nature Season 33 Episode 16 - Animal Childhood
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    S33:E16

    Young animals all around the world attempt to hone their survival skills as they prepare to leave home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Nature Season 33 Episode 4 - Animal Misfits
    7.5/10(86 votes)

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    A collection of animals that differ from the normal evolutionary adaptations from the mainstream biome is presented in this fast-paced and very engaging offering. They examine in a rapid-fire manner the special niches these strange and wonderful creatures have carved out for themselves in order to survive in what would initially seem to be very unlikely ways for sometimes millions of years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nature Season 33 Episode 9 - Penguin Post Office
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    S33:E9

    Every summer, thousands of gentoo penguins surround a post office on the Antarctic Peninsula.

    Director:Andrew Graham-Brown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Nature Season 33 Episode 6 - Invasion of the Killer Whales
    7.2/10(51 votes)

    S33:E6

    A shift of power is taking place at the top of the world. The Arctic is undergoing a dramatic change, and with this change one iconic Arctic hunter may soon have to give way to another as solid ice turns to open sea. The polar bear, once king of the North, needs ice to stalk its prey. Killer whales, or orca, on the other hand, are unable to hunt in an ocean locked in ice.

    Director:Ben Wallis
    Writer:Ben Wallis

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  17. Nature Season 33 Episode 7 - Best of Birds
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S33:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 33 Ratings Summary

"The Sagebrush Sea" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 33. It scored 8.6/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Marc Dantzker, Tom Swartwout and written by Allison Argo, Marc Dantzker, it aired on 5/20/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Sloth Named Velcro".