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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 42

Every episode of Nature Season 42 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nature Season 42!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Nature Season 42 Episode 12 - Patrick and the Whale
    8.4/10(40 votes)

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    For years, Patrick Dykstra has traveled the globe following and diving with whales, learning how whales see, hear and perceive other creatures in the water. In Dominica, Patrick has a life changing experience – a close encounter with a sperm whale he names “Delores.” Witness Patrick and the whale attempt to communicate with each other in extraordinary footage.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Nature Season 42 Episode 13 - Raptors - A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    S42:E13

    From giant eagles to miniature falconets, meet the many species of raptors. Explore how they survive winters, learn to hunt, and undergo migrations. Their superpowers of flight, sight, hearing, and smell give them dominance over the skies.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Nature Season 42 Episode 1 - The Platypus Guardian
    7.9/10(34 votes)

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    Witness the story of Pete Walsh, a Tasmanian man who befriends a platypus he names Zoom. With the help of experts, Pete learns more about the platypus’s secret world in a mission to protect them from the dangers of urban development.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Nature Season 42 Episode 17 - Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    S42:E17

    Ireland is renowned worldwide for its lush green landscapes and wild Atlantic coast, but one of its greatest natural treasures is a desert of grey stones called the Burren, which is home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife. Featuring striking wildlife sequences set in this fantastical otherworld, the documentary follows its lead character, the elusive but charming pine marten, as her story takes us on a delightful journey through this incredible habitat and the lives of its wild birds and animals.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Nature Season 42 Episode 7 - Big Little Journeys: Survival
    7.8/10(21 votes)

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    In Taiwan, a Formosan pangolin travels through a land of giants to find a mate in a protected forest, while in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, a family of golden-headed lion tamarins journey from the edge of their world into a land of plenty.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Nature Season 42 Episode 8 - Big Little Journeys: Bloodlines
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    S42:E8

    In Madagascar, a match-stick sized chameleon goes on an epic journey to find a mate and lay eggs before it's too late. A water vole in the Scottish Highlands swims a lake, climbs a waterfall and scales a mountain to find a place to raise her pups.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Nature Season 42 Episode 11 - Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
    7.7/10(45 votes)

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    Sir David Attenborough unearths a once in a lifetime discovery: the fossil of a giant Pliosaur, the largest Jurassic predator ever known. Follow a team of forensic experts on a perilous expedition to excavate the skull, uncover the predatory secrets lying deep inside the fossil, and unlock clues about the life of this giant sea beast.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Nature Season 42 Episode 15 - Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    S42:E15

    The most famous bear in the Tetons attempts to raise four cubs. But she makes increasingly unexpected and consequential choices to protect her family, Grizzly 399 stands as a symbol of the clash between humans and the wild.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Nature Season 42 Episode 6 - Big Little Journeys: Home
    7.6/10(20 votes)

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    In Canada, a tiny turtle ventures through a forest of giants in search of the lake where she will spend the next 50 years of her life. In South Africa, a young bushbaby is drawn towards a world of light in his quest to find a new home.

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  10. Nature Season 42 Episode 14 - Raptors - A Fistful of Daggers: Extreme Lives
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    S42:E14

    See the extreme ways in which raptors conquer the toughest habitats on Earth. From snowy owls in the high Arctic to honey buzzards raiding hornet nests in Taiwan, raptors can hunt prey in any climate.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Nature Season 42 Episode 4 - Spy in the Ocean: Deep Relationships
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S42:E4

    Spy creatures uncover surprising undersea relationships as sharks befriend fish, whales play with dolphins, and lobsters do the conga in seas where even spider crabs have friends.

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  12. Nature Season 42 Episode 10 - Flyways
    7.5/10(31 votes)

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    Shorebirds fly thousands of miles each year along ancient and largely unknown migratory routes called Flyways. Species travel from feeding grounds in the southern hemisphere to breeding grounds in the Arctic regions and back again, flying up to nine days non-stop without food or water. But their populations are crashing. Follow a conservation movement of bird-loving experts and citizen scientists as they mobilize to the challenge of understanding and saving shorebirds.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Nature Season 42 Episode 9 - Gorrilla
    7.3/10(26 votes)

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    Gabon’s Loango National Park is home to a group of western lowland gorillas that have become accustomed to biologists who have studied them for almost 20 years. This documentary presents an intimate look at a silverback and his family, and features a newborn baby gorilla, brave researchers, forest elephants, buffalos and the last remaining wild coastline in the African tropics.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Nature Season 42 Episode 16 - Saving the Animals of Ukraine
    7.3/10(20 votes)

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    Ukrainian YouTuber Anton Ptushkin documents the work that Ukrainian citizens have done to rescue and care for the pets and zoo animals abandoned during the war. Before the invasion in February 2022, Ukraine had the second-highest population of pets per capita in the world. In the face of violence, pets and their owners became symbols of resistance, heroes and frontline volunteers. See how a national tragedy transformed into a global story of incredible devotion and love.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Nature Season 42 Episode 2 - Spy in the Ocean: Deep Thinkers
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    S42:E2

    Spy creatures reveal an ocean full of startling ways of thinking, including large-brained whales, smart octopi, diving monkeys, creative fish and other intelligent animals.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Nature Season 42 Episode 3 - Spy in the Ocean: Deep Feelings
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    S42:E3

    Spy creatures explore animal emotions and the deep feelings we share. With surfing dolphins, kissing manatees and sensitive cuttlefish, witness the emotional rollercoaster of life in the sea.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Nature Season 42 Episode 5 - Spy in the Ocean: Deep Trouble
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    S42:E5

    Spy creatures showcase the challenges of ocean life. From a baby whale in danger and marine iguanas battling storms, to a mantis shrimp’s knockout punch, the spies are never far from trouble.

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Season 42 Ratings Summary

"Patrick and the Whale" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 42. It scored 8.4/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/21/2024. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Raptors - A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors".