NaN/100 votes#1 - Alyeska: The Great Land
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/1986
Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
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#2 - Baja Lagoon
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/1986
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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Galapagos: How They Got There
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/1986
This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
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#4 - Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/1986
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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/1986
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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/23/1986
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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Cats
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/1986
An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
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- 9.6/1028 votes
#8 - Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/1986
The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
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#9 - The Elephant Challenge
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/1987
A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/1987
A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/22/1987
The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
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#12 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/1/1987
A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
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#13 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/8/1987
Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - America's Wild Horses
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/15/1987
Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 4/12/1987
An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/19/1987
The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Forgotten Garden
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/26/1987
What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
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- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Lords of Hokkaido
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/10/1987
A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Designed for Living
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/17/1987
The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Masked Monkeys
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/24/1987
Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.
Director: David Heeley
Writer: N/A
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!
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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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Alyeska: The Great Land" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/19/1986. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Baja Lagoon".