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In the Company of Wolves with Timothy Dalton

Episode number: 1

Overview: Timothy Dalton searches for wolf habitats in North America to learn more about the animal

Treasure of the Andes

Episode number: 2

Overview: The history of llamas, alpacas, vicunas and guanacos in South America.

Echoes from the Ice

Episode number: 3

Overview: The two-hundred-foot walls of ice in Glacier Bay overwhelm the senses, but they also surround the most beautiful sights Alaska has to offer — the Northern Lights, the roaming grizzly bears, and the humpback whales. The glacier itself is also creating new life — it has retreated some 70 miles up the bay, wiping the ecological slate clean, allowing new plants and animals to start again from scratch.

The Nature of Sex: the Primal Instinct

Episode number: 4

Overview: This program looks at the varied ways in which life reproduces. Whether a species has one sex, two sexes, both at once or none at all, the urge to procreate is there.

The Nature of Sex: a Time and a Place

Episode number: 5

Overview: Explores the various influences on mating and courtship, from the sun, the moon and the change of seasons, to the specific behaviors within species.

The Nature of Sex: The Sex Contract

Episode number: 6

Overview: Explores the selection process among different species for choosing a mate, whether it’s for life or just for the day.

The Nature of Sex: Sex and the Human Animal

Episode number: 7

Overview: An investigation into the origins of human sexuality and sexual roles.

The Nature of Sex: a Miracle in the Making

Episode number: 8

Overview: A look at the reproduction process from conception to birth of a wide variety of animals.

The Nature of Sex: Young Ones

Episode number: 9

Overview: A look at the parental process of all sorts of earth’s creatures.

Nature's Great African Moments

Episode number: 10

Overview: "Nature's Great African Moments" features clips from episodes focusing on the continent and its abundant wildlife. Included: wildebeests, zebras, lions, giraffes and flamingos.

Anima Mundi: Before It's Too Late

Episode number: 11

Overview: "Anima Mundi" offers images of the natural world set to music; "Before It's Too Late" examines zoos' efforts to preserve endangered species. Included: attempts to restore near-extinct mammals to mainland Australia.

Phantom of the Forest

Episode number: 12

Overview: A study of the goshawk, a bird of prey that has been restored to the Scottish woodlands after being pushed to the brink of extinction. Included: the goshawk's courtship ritual; how chicks learn to fly.

Sea Otter Story: Warm Hearts & Cold Water

Episode number: 13

Overview: "A Sea Otter Story---Warm Hearts & Cold Water" examines a California aquarium's efforts to raise an otter and teach it necessary survival skills. Also: the impact of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill on Alaskan otters.

Toadskin Spell

Episode number: 14

Overview: "Toadskin Spell" examines frogs and toads and how the qualities of their skin help them survive extreme climates. Included: toad-derived poisons, medicines and hallucinogens.