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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 5

Every episode of Nature Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nature Season 5!

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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 is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Nature Season 5 Episode 1 - Alyeska: The Great Land
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    #1 - Alyeska: The Great Land

    S5:E1

    Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Nature Season 5 Episode 2 - Baja Lagoon
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    #2 - Baja Lagoon

    S5:E2

    An examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nature Season 5 Episode 3 - Galapagos: How They Got There
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    #3 - Galapagos: How They Got There

    S5:E3

    This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nature Season 5 Episode 4 - Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
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    #4 - Galapagos: Cold on the Equator

    S5:E4

    Marine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Nature Season 5 Episode 5 - Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
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    #5 - Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers

    S5:E5

    A look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nature Season 5 Episode 6 - Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
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    #6 - Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters

    S5:E6

    A look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Nature Season 5 Episode 7 - Cats
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    #7 - Cats

    S5:E7

    An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nature Season 5 Episode 8 - Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
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    #8 - Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass

    S5:E8

    The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nature Season 5 Episode 9 - The Elephant Challenge
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    #9 - The Elephant Challenge

    S5:E9

    A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Nature Season 5 Episode 10 - Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
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    #10 - Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea

    S5:E10

    A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nature Season 5 Episode 11 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
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    #11 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil

    S5:E11

    The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Nature Season 5 Episode 12 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
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    #12 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness

    S5:E12

    A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nature Season 5 Episode 13 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
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    #13 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle

    S5:E13

    Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Nature Season 5 Episode 14 - America's Wild Horses
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    #14 - America's Wild Horses

    S5:E14

    Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nature Season 5 Episode 15 - Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
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    #15 - Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden

    S5:E15

    An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Nature Season 5 Episode 16 - Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
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    #16 - Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea

    S5:E16

    The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Nature Season 5 Episode 17 - The Forgotten Garden
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    #17 - The Forgotten Garden

    S5:E17

    What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Nature Season 5 Episode 18 - Lords of Hokkaido
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    #18 - Lords of Hokkaido

    S5:E18

    A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Nature Season 5 Episode 19 - Designed for Living
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    #19 - Designed for Living

    S5:E19

    The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Nature Season 5 Episode 20 - Masked Monkeys
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    #20 - Masked Monkeys

    S5:E20

    Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.

    Director:David Heeley
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Alyeska: The Great Land" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/19/1986. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Baja Lagoon".