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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 38

Every episode of Nature Season 38 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nature Season 38!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Nature Season 38 Episode 1 - Octopus: Making Contact
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    #1 - Octopus: Making Contact

    S38:E1

    A look at at various octopuses and the scientist that are trying to learn more about them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Nature Season 38 Episode 2 - The Serengeti Rules
    8.3/10(30 votes)

    #2 - The Serengeti Rules

    S38:E2

    Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology. Based on a book of the same name, The Serengeti Rules had its theatrical premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and has won awards at the 2018 Wildscreen Panda Awards and Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nature Season 38 Episode 3 - Undercover in the Jungle
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #3 - Undercover in the Jungle

    S38:E3

    An ambitious new natural history format following a film crew on a mission into the most biodiverse region of the Amazon rainforest. Meet some amazing creatures, from howler monkeys to pumas, as the wild secrets of the jungle are revealed.

    Director:Will Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nature Season 38 Episode 4 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Paradise
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Paradise

    S38:E4

    Paradise presents the landscape and wildlife of the Upper Okavango River. A lioness severely injured by a buffalo is left for dead by her pride. Now handicapped, she has to survive in the swamp alone, hunting to feed her little cubs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Nature Season 38 Episode 5 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Limbo
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Limbo

    S38:E5

    Limbo presents the landscape and wildlife of the "Middle World," the delta of the Okavango River. A hyena and a warthog family share neighboring dens, helping each other by keeping an eye on threatening predators such as lions and leopards.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nature Season 38 Episode 6 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Inferno
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Inferno

    S38:E6

    Inferno presents the landscape and wildlife of the Lower Okavango River. The landscape is baked dry by the scorching sun, and large herds of zebra and wildebeest migrate to the dry plains in search of precious salt that these animals need.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Nature Season 38 Episode 7 - Nature's Biggest Beasts
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Nature's Biggest Beasts

    S38:E7

    Discover the ingenious strategies that nature’s biggest beasts employ to conquer their environments, from the Komodo dragon with a deadly bite to the tallest giraffe to the bird-eating Armored ground cricket. These are their epic survival stories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nature Season 38 Episode 8 - Bears
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Bears

    S38:E8

    Follow the adventures of bears across the globe, from grizzlies to pandas to sloth bears, as they draw on their brains, brawn and unique adaptations to survive. Find out what it really takes to be a bear in today’s ever-changing world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nature Season 38 Episode 9 - The Whale Detective
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #9 - The Whale Detective

    S38:E9

    A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and just missed landing on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans’ relationship with whales and their future.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Nature Season 38 Episode 10 - Hippos: Africa's River Giants
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Hippos: Africa's River Giants

    S38:E10

    Go beneath the surface and meet Africa’s river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can’t even swim as hippos protect their families, face their enemies and suffer in a drought. Narrated by David Attenborough.

    Director:Brad Bestelink
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nature Season 38 Episode 11 - Wild Florida
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #11 - Wild Florida

    S38:E11

    Florida's wildlife is under threats from nature, such as hurricanes and fire, human development and invasive species.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Nature Season 38 Episode 12 - The Mighty Weasel
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #12 - The Mighty Weasel

    S38:E12

    An intimate look into the weasel family which includes the adventures of a first-time weasel mom, a tiny orphan weasel and the fearless honey badger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nature Season 38 Episode 13 - Cuba's Wild Revolution
    7.8/10(70 votes)

    #13 - Cuba's Wild Revolution

    S38:E13

    An exploration of how changing international relationships may affect Cuba and Cuba's vast natural resources and unique species.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Nature Season 38 Episode 14 - Remarkable Rabbits
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #14 - Remarkable Rabbits

    S38:E14

    There are more than 100 types of rabbits and hares. Despite their extraordinary ability to reproduce, wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated. This show separates the facts from the stereotypes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nature Season 38 Episode 15 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Tropics
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Tropics

    S38:E15

    The spy creatures investigate the wildlife that thrives in the tropics. They infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes, a gorilla sanctuary and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Nature Season 38 Episode 16 - Spy in The Wild 2: The North
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Spy in The Wild 2: The North

    S38:E16

    Travel to the Northern Hemisphere, where the spy creatures learn how animals move, feed and fight. A spy hummingbird films millions of butterflies, and a spy squirrel winds up in a battle. A spy beaver observes other beavers building dams.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Nature Season 38 Episode 17 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Islands
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Islands

    S38:E17

    Explore the islands of the South Pacific with creatures like the spy koala, who captures breeding behavior in Australia, or the spy crab, who joins an army of red crabs on their march to the sea to deposit their eggs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Nature Season 38 Episode 18 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Poles
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Poles

    S38:E18

    From penguin chicks to elephant seals and wolf cubs to polar bears, the spy creatures meet and observe the hardiest and most charismatic animals in the Arctic and Antarctic circles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 38 Ratings Summary

"Octopus: Making Contact" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 38. It scored 8.1/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/2/2019. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Serengeti Rules".