7.6/109 votes#1 - A Murder of Crows
Season 49 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2009
A rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet.
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#2 - Mini Monsters of Amazonia
Season 49 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2009
A look at the astonishing and complex relationships of the "mini monsters", insects of the Membracidae family - treehoppers that live amid one of the richest ecosystems on the planet, one so mysterious most people don't even know that it exists.
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#3 - Broken Tail's Last Journey
Season 49 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2009
A personal quest to discover the truth behind the disappearance of a captivating tiger, one of the world's leading tiger cameramen, tracks the escape and subsequent wanderings of a male tiger, named Broken Tail, from Ranthambore National Park.
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#4 - Darwin's Brave New World: Origins
Season 49 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2009
The extraordinary and often harrowing story of Charles Darwin's 30-year struggle to piece together the mystifying puzzle he saw in nature, and publish his theory on the evolution of life on earth.
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#5 - Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions
Season 49 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2009
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#6 - Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned
Season 49 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2009
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#7 - Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada
Season 49 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2009
A father and daughter set out with hope on a journey of discovery to Canada's three coasts determined to find solutions for a troubled ocean and look signs of a sustainable future.
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#8 - To Bee or Not to Bee
Season 49 Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/2010
Could bees be an early warning sign of a larger problem with our ecology? Are they the canary in the coal mine for the health of planet earth?
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#9 - Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime
Season 49 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2010
Meet nature's detectives; how bugs, plants, bones ... even dust can be formidable enemies of crime.
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- 7.7/106 votes
#10 - The Downside of High
Season 49 Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2010
Is today's strong pot damaging young minds? That provocative question is at the heart of this new documentary on recent science discoveries about marijuana and mental illness.
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#11 - Bat & Man
Season 49 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2010
Bats are scientifically extraordinary creatures. Now scientists have begun unlocking the secrets of the bat and are developing potential medical therapies based on their discoveries.
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#12 - My Nuclear Neighbour
Season 49 Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2010
What would you do if you discovered a nuclear plant might be built right next door? Two women from Peace River Alberta journey into Ontario's nuclear heartland, to find out for themselves about life with a nuclear neighbour.
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#13 - Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey
Season 49 Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2010
A journey into the rainforests of the Peruvian amazon to investigate the mysterious Red Uakari monkey, never before filmed in the wild.
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#14 - One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean
Season 49 Episode 14 - Aired 3/4/2010
Explore the ocean's tumultuous history and how the ocean transformed the earth into the livable, blue planet it is today.
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#15 - One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand
Season 49 Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2010
Ancient traditional fisheries, over-development and the places of recovery that can give us hope for a healthy future ocean all intersect.
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#16 - One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep
Season 49 Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2010
Starting in the deepest part of the ocean, take a secret and magical world of bizarre creatures and new discoveries deep beneath the surface.
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- 9.1/109 votes
#17 - One Ocean: The Changing Sea
Season 49 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2010
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.
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#18 - Masters of Space
Season 49 Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2010
Is space becoming a new war zone? A revealing look at the fine line between space-faring and space warfare.
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The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 49
Every episode of The Nature of Things Season 49 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 49!
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...
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Season 49 Ratings Summary
"A Murder of Crows" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things" season 49. It scored 7.6/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/11/2009. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Mini Monsters of Amazonia".