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The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Nature of Things Season 49 Episode 17 - One Ocean: The Changing Sea
    9.2/10(9 votes)

    #1 - One Ocean: The Changing Sea

    S49:E17

    Explore some of the most stunning underwater locations in the world and set sail on a scientific race to predict the fate of the global ocean.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Nature of Things Season 57 Episode 4 - The Wild Canadian Year: Winter
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #2 - The Wild Canadian Year: Winter

    S57:E4

    Lynx hunt snowshoe hares in the boreal forest and the ancient dance between wolves and caribou on Canada's vast tundra reveal the harshest time of year when landscapes are transformed by winter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Nature of Things Season 63 Episode 10 - Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs

    S63:E10

    Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Nature of Things Season 57 Episode 2 - The Wild Canadian Year: Summer
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #4 - The Wild Canadian Year: Summer

    S57:E2

    Killer whales and blue sharks are on the hunt, while amorous fireflies light up the night forest with their dazzling display, as summer reveals Canada’s landscape at the peak of its splendour.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Nature of Things Season 58 Episode 4 - A Day in the Life of Earth
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - A Day in the Life of Earth

    S58:E4

    From volcanoes to earthquakes & dust migration to meteorites — scientists reveal how much the Earth changes in 24 hours.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Nature of Things Season 57 Episode 1 - The Wild Canadian Year: Spring
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #6 - The Wild Canadian Year: Spring

    S57:E1

    The first days of spring sees Arctic fox pups take their first steps and black bear cubs learn to climb trees after the long cold days of winter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Nature of Things Season 59 Episode 1 - She Walks with Apes
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - She Walks with Apes

    S59:E1

    The epic story of three legendary women who fought to save the great apes — and inspired a generation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Nature of Things Season 59 Episode 9 - Dinosaur Cold Case
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Dinosaur Cold Case

    S59:E9

    An excavator operator working in a pit in the oil sands discovers a perfectly preserved dinosaur corpse. It's like a crime scene and the world's paleontologists are on the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Nature of Things Season 51 Episode 17 - Smarty Plants
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Smarty Plants

    S51:E17

    The secrets of plant behavior.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Nature of Things Season 58 Episode 5 - The Real T.Rex
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - The Real T.Rex

    S58:E5

    Join an investigative journey around the world to uncover the mysteries of the most famous dinosaur super-predator: the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Nature of Things Season 62 Episode 8 - Grizzly Rewild
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Grizzly Rewild

    S62:E8

    Five orphaned grizzly bear cubs get a second chance at life in the wild, but can they survive without their mother? A groundbreaking study follows the bears to find out if rewilding works.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Nature of Things Season 1 Episode 2 - The Roar of the Crowd
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #12 - The Roar of the Crowd

    S1:E2

    Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Nature of Things Season 64 Episode 7 - Shared Planet: Forests
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Shared Planet: Forests

    S64:E7

    Forests are essential for life on our planet, but humans are cutting more down every year; these inspiring people are reshaping how we live and work in Earth's forests, sharing space with wildlife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 14 - Raccoon Nation
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Raccoon Nation

    S50:E14

    Is your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaking research in this fascinating documentary to explore the remarkable ways that city life is changing raccoons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Nature of Things Season 57 Episode 3 - The Wild Canadian Year: Fall
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #15 - The Wild Canadian Year: Fall

    S57:E3

    Fall chronicles a remarkable season of change: young northern gannets leap off perilous cliffs as chipmunks race to gather winter supplies, and prairie rattlesnakes give birth to live young.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Nature of Things Season 59 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #16 - Episode 3

    S59:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 1 - Aliens of the Deep Sea
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    #17 - Aliens of the Deep Sea

    S50:E1

    The octopus is a close cousin of the oyster and snail. And yet, even by human standards the multi-limbed creature is considered highly intelligent. From Spain to Vancouver Island to Capri, Italy, scientists are testing the brain-power of the mysterious and mythic octopus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Nature of Things Season 53 Episode 2 - Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease

    S53:E2

    Lyme disease, a mysterious tick-borne illness, has become one of the fastest-spreading diseases in North America. Tiny, dangerous and once uncommon, the population of ticks is growing at an alarming rate. The documentary explores how climate change has hastened the spread of the ticks and this devastating disease, one that is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, and is mired in medical controversy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Nature of Things Season 54 Episode 4 - The Cholesterol Question
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #19 - The Cholesterol Question

    S54:E4

    A investigation into whether or not Cholesterol really is the cause of heart problems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Nature of Things Season 55 Episode 1 - Moose: A Year in the Life of a Twig Eater
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Moose: A Year in the Life of a Twig Eater

    S55:E1

    Experience a calf’s first year of life as it grows up in Jasper National Park amid some of the most striking scenery on the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Nature of Things Season 58 Episode 1 - Equus: The Story of the Horse - Origins
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Equus: The Story of the Horse - Origins

    S58:E1

    A journey around the world and back in time to discover why horses and humans make perfect partners.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Nature of Things Season 62 Episode 4 - Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad

    S62:E4

    How staff at a luxury hotel in Niagara Falls, NY helped ferry enslaved people to freedom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Nature of Things Season 62 Episode 5 - Walking With Ancients
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Walking With Ancients

    S62:E5

    New archaeological discoveries are challenging our understanding of when the first people arrived in North America, rewriting the human story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Nature of Things Season 63 Episode 2 - The Mystery of the Walking Whale
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - The Mystery of the Walking Whale

    S63:E2

    Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Nature of Things Season 64 Episode 1 - Teenager
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Teenager

    S64:E1

    The science of adolescence: understanding this dramatic, mysterious and critically important phase of life, for humans and other animals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"One Ocean: The Changing Sea" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things". It scored 9.2/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/25/2010. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Wild Canadian Year: Winter".