Nature

Science and Nature Series / 38 Seasons

NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming in the process the benchmark for natural history programs.

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53m 33s / TV-14

Attenborough's Life Stories: Part 2 Preview

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Share in Attenborough’s memories of the scientists and the breakthroughs that helped shape his career. "Attenborough's Life Stories: Understanding the Natural World" airs Wednesday, January 30 at 8 PM (check local listings).

Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera Extended Preview

1m

For 60 years, one man devoted his life to understanding and documenting the natural world. The first hour of this 3-part series looks at the developments in wildlife filmmaking that led to remarkable revelations about our planet and the creatures that inhabit it. "Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera" premieres Wednesday, January 23 at 8/7c (check local listings).

Revealing Kestrel Flight

1m 25s

Kestrels are known as wind hoverers because of the birds' ability to hang motionless in the air. Sir David Attenborough shows us, using slow motion photography, details of their flying technique that we can't see with the naked eye. "Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera " premieres Wednesday, January 23 at 8/7c.

Attenborough's Life Stories: Part 1 Preview

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Revisit key places and events in Sir David Attenborough’s wildlife filmmaking career. "Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera" airs Wednesday, January 23 at 8 PM (check local listings).

Jumping Duckling

1m 19s

A young wood duckling jumps from its tree nest to reach its mother. It's just the second day of her life. She can't fly. But she can see the land far below, and hear her mother's calls. Maybe courage comes from necessity. Maybe it comes in knowing from birth exactly what to do. "An Original DUCKumentary" premieres November 14 at 8/7c (check local listings).

Warm Ducks in the Cold Arctic

1m 22s

Even in the depths of the Arctic winter, Common Goldeneyes stay a toasty 105 degrees inside their dense feathers. Their challenge is to prevent all that warmth from escaping into the icy water through their naked legs and bid, webbed feet. "An Original DUCKumentary" premieres Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 8/7c (check local listings).

An Original DUCKumentary Preview

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Masters of the water and air, they have conquered the globe. From deft dabblers to great divers, these are one of the Animal Kingdom's ultimate athletes. Take a fascinating look at one of our most familiar birds. An Original DUCKumentary airs November 27 at 9/8c (check local listings).

Animal Odd Couples Preview

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A goat and a horse are inseparable for 16 years. A dog befriends a wild deer. It's time to challenge the notion that only humans form lasting friendships. Animal Odd Couples premieres November 7 at 8/7c (check local listings).

Studying the Emotional Lives of Animals

3m 47s

Dr. Marc Bekoff, former Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado featured in Animal Odd Couples, talks about the scientific study of animal emotions, animal friendships, and the elements of the brain that allow for such bonds to form.

The Benefits of Friendship

1m 40s

Primatologist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Lauren Brent discusses her research on the social behavior of nonhuman primates and the benefits of friendship. "Animal Odd Couples" premieres Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 8/7c (check local listings).

Owl of the Arctic

1m 4s

In the dim glow of the Arctic dawn, the true majesty of the snowy owl can be seen in its frozen, white kingdom. For adult snowies, the lengthening daylight means the chance to breed is drawing closer. "Magic of the Snowy Owls" premieres Wednesday, October 24 at 8/7c (check local listings).

Hatching Owlets

1m 27s

A snowy owl pair has made a nest out on the tundra. The much larger female is definitely sitting on eggs, and before long, owlets begin to hatch. "Magic of the Snowy Owl" premieres Wednesday, October 24 at 8/7c (check local listings).

Magic of the Snowy Owl Preview

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An intimate look at the snowy owl, a bird made popular by Harry Potter’s faithful companion Hedwig. Filmmakers take us deep into the owl’s tundra home on the North Slope of Alaska to observe the daily struggles involved in raising a family of helpless owlets until they are able to fly.

Season 31 Preview

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David Attenborough, buffalo and wolves of the Canadian plains, the famous Lipizzaner Stallions, the magical snowy owl, and animal odd couples. A sneak peek at PBS NATURE's upcoming season which premieres Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 8/7c (check local listings).

Filming Wild Tigers

1m 12s

View footage of the first wild Siberian tiger that filmmaker Sooyong Park captured on camera. Park spent more than five years searching for tigers in Russia's north eastern forests. His technique was unconventional, but produced more than a thousand hours of wild tiger footage. "Siberian Tiger Quest" premieres on PBS Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 8pm ET.

Siberian Tiger Quest - Preview

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Conservation ecologist Chris Morgan embarks on a challenge that will fulfill a lifelong dream — to find and film a Siberian tiger living wild and free in Russia’s far eastern forests. To help him, Morgan turns to Korean cameraman Sooyong Park, the first individual ever to film Siberian tigers in the wild. 7/24/2013

Population Control Controversy

3m 57s

The growing number of kangaroos is beginning to have a negative impact on the environment. The government solution is to reduce the number of kangaroos through culling. Other solutions include sanctuaries and contraception.

White Falcon, White Wolf - Preview

30s

The film follows the perilous parenthood of two species - white gyrfalcons and Arctic wolves - on Canada's remote Ellesmere Island, where winter lasts nine months and raising young in such a hostile environment is a daily struggle.

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