Season 11

Season 11

1992-10-05
18 Episodes

Episodes

Realms of the Russian Bear: Green Jewel of the Caspian

1. Realms of the Russian Bear: Green Jewel of the Caspian

1992-10-05

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This miniseries starts off by exploring the abundance of wildlife around the Volga Delta in Russia’s Astrakhan region.

Realms of the Russian Bear: the Arctic Frontier

2. Realms of the Russian Bear: the Arctic Frontier

1992-10-05

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An exploration of the wildlife of the Russian Arctic, and in particular Wrangle Island, featuring polar bears, musk oxen, Ross’s Gulls, reindeer, foxes, walruses, and the Red-breasted Goose.

Realms of the Russian Bear: the Red Deserts

3. Realms of the Russian Bear: the Red Deserts

1992-10-06

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A focus on the wildlife of the Central Asian deserts.

Realms of the Russian Bear: the Celestial Mountains

4. Realms of the Russian Bear: the Celestial Mountains

1992-10-06

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Between China and Central Asia is the Tian Shan mountain range, home to Marco Polo sheep, white-clawed bears, snow leopards, yaks, and the ibex.

Realms of the Russian Bear: Siberia, the Frozen Forest

5. Realms of the Russian Bear: Siberia, the Frozen Forest

1992-10-07

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A look at the wildlife in the huge Siberia forest reveals bears, elk, wolves, and musk deer among many other creatures in this frozen expanse.

Realms of the Russian Bear: Born of Fire

6. Realms of the Russian Bear: Born of Fire

1992-10-07

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This last program in the miniseries explores Kamchatka Peninsula where the Russian Arctic meets Southeast Asia. Home to perhaps the highest concentration of volcanoes in the world, this remote region is teeming with life both on land and in the sea, from the Amur Tiger to the Giant Pacific Octopus.

Shadows in a Desert Sea

7. Shadows in a Desert Sea

1992-10-18

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Fish, bats, birds, whales, giant squids, sharks, dolphins, sea lions and more flourish in and around the Sea of Cortez.

The Tree of Music

8. The Tree of Music

1992-10-25

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The African Blackwood is prized the world over for its wood in the making of musical instruments. Nature takes you on a journey through the history of this “tree of music” and into modern day efforts in Tanzania to save this ever dwindling resource.

Slaves to the Queen

9. Slaves to the Queen

1992-11-29

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Get right inside the hives of bees and wasps to see the inner workings of these complex societies.

Ice Fox: Struggle for Survival

10. Ice Fox: Struggle for Survival

1993-01-10

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A look at two separate families of arctic foxes. One living in the frozen, barren tundra of northern Russia, the other living in the slightly more comfortable surroundings of the Norwegian coastline.

Cheetahs in the Land of Lions

11. Cheetahs in the Land of Lions

1993-01-24

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A study of cheetah behavior follows a mother and her cubs on the Serengeti plains.

Gorilla: King of the Congo

12. Gorilla: King of the Congo

1993-02-14

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A gorilla orphanage and a proposed forest reserve may save the lowland gorilla.

American Trickster

13. American Trickster

1993-02-21

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As its numbers increase and its natural range diminishes, the coyote moves into populated regions like Los Angeles.

Hebrides: the Secret Islands

14. Hebrides: the Secret Islands

1993-02-28

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No overview available.

Echo of the Elephants

15. Echo of the Elephants

1993-03-14

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In Kenya’s Amboseli National Park is a family of elephants led by its matriarch Echo. Elephant expert Cynthia Moss, takes us up-close and inside the lives of these magnificent animals.

The Ghosts of Ruby

16. The Ghosts of Ruby

1993-05-09

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No overview available.

The Bandit and the Builder

17. The Bandit and the Builder

1993-05-16

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Raccoon and beaver lifestyles in the Canadian wilderness.

Spirit of the Sound

18. Spirit of the Sound

1993-05-23

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Exploration of Puget Sound's ecosystem.