8.1/1078 votes#1 - Octopus: Making Contact
Season 38 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2019
A look at at various octopuses and the scientist that are trying to learn more about them.
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8.2/1027 votes#2 - The Serengeti Rules
Season 38 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2019
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.
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7.7/1034 votes#3 - Undercover in the Jungle
Season 38 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2019
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: N/A
8.1/1015 votes#4 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Paradise
Season 38 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2019
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.
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8.5/1011 votes#5 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Limbo
Season 38 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2019
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.
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8.3/109 votes#6 - Okavango: River of Dreams: Inferno
Season 38 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2019
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.
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8.1/1012 votes#7 - Nature's Biggest Beasts
Season 38 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2019
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.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Bears
Season 38 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2019
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.
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8.5/1014 votes#9 - The Whale Detective
Season 38 Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/2020
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.
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8.3/1013 votes#10 - Hippos: Africa's River Giants
Season 38 Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/2020
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
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7.8/1030 votes#11 - Wild Florida
Season 38 Episode 11 - Aired 2/12/2020
Florida's wildlife is under threats from nature, such as hurricanes and fire, human development and invasive species.
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8.1/1027 votes#12 - The Mighty Weasel
Season 38 Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/2020
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: N/A
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7.9/1065 votes#13 - Cuba's Wild Revolution
Season 38 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2020
An exploration of how changing international relationships may affect Cuba and Cuba's vast natural resources and unique species.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1051 votes#14 - Remarkable Rabbits
Season 38 Episode 14 - Aired 4/8/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Tropics
Season 38 Episode 15 - Aired 4/29/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Spy in The Wild 2: The North
Season 38 Episode 16 - Aired 5/6/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Islands
Season 38 Episode 17 - Aired 5/13/2020
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.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Spy in The Wild 2: The Poles
Season 38 Episode 18 - Aired 5/20/2020
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.
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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!
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...
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Network:PBS
Season 38 Ratings Summary
"Octopus: Making Contact" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 38. It scored 8.1/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/2/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Serengeti Rules".