NaN/100 votes#1 - The Flowing Oasis
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1987
Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.
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#2 - Amazonia: A Burning Question
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1987
Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.
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#3 - Spirits of the Forest
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1987
The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.
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#4 - Perspectives of Paradise
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1987
The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.
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#5 - A Season in the Sun
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1987
The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.
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#6 - The Legend of the Lightning Bird
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/1987
The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.
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#7 - The Volcano Watchers
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1987
Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.
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#8 - Tiger!
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1987
International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.
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#9 - Land of the Kiwi
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/1988
Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.
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#10 - Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/1988
U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.
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#11 - In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/1988
Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.
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#12 - Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/1988
A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.
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#13 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/1988
The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.
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#14 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/1988
Creatures of the air, trees and water brave the five-month floods through the Okavango delta. Part 2 of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari," observes African skimmers, lily trotters, baboons, dwarf mouth-breeders, tiger fish and catfishlike squeakers.
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#15 - Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/6/1988
People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.
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#16 - Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/20/1988
The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.
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#17 - Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/1988
After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.
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#18 - Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/1988
Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.
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#19 - Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/1988
Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.
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#20 - The Elephant Challenge
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/1988
A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.
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#21 - The Coral Triangle
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 6/12/1988
An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.
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The Best Episodes of Nature Season 6
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"The Flowing Oasis" is the best rated episode of "Nature" season 6. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1987. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Amazonia: A Burning Question".