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Forest in the Sea
Episode number: 1
Overview: The vast areas of kelp growing on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean provide a vital food source for countless creatures.
Fungi: The Rotten World About Us
Episode number: 2
Overview: As an agent of decay, fungi performs a function essential to life on earth.
Acacia: Tree of Thorns
Episode number: 3
Overview: A great variety of wildlife species live in and around the thorny acacia trees on the African plains.
On the Tracks of the Wild Otter
Episode number: 4
Overview: Wildlife photographer Hugh Miles finds an opportunity to film a female otter on one of the remote Shetland islands.
Secret Weapons
Episode number: 5
Overview: Insects such as the beetle, firefly and moth make use of their natural chemicals as weapons against their enemies.
Voices in the Forest
Episode number: 6
Overview: The time-honored and ritualistic relationship of the highland peoples of Papua, New Guinea, to the birds of paradise is examined.
Osprey
Episode number: 7
Overview: A look at this large bird’s life cycle, from hatching in the Scottish highlands through migration to Africa and its annual return to Scotland.
Big Business in Bees
Episode number: 8
Overview: Examined is the giant industry of bee cultivation in the U.S. and its relation to the billions of dollars annually at stake in the alfalfa crop.
Jet Set Wildlife
Episode number: 9
Overview: An examination of the effects of alien plants and animals on Florida’s resident wildlife, agriculture, commerce and health.
The Masterbuilders
Episode number: 10
Overview: An examination of the nest-building habits of birds in various parts of the world.
Plight of the Bumblebee
Episode number: 11
Overview: The life cycle of the bumblebee is compared to that of humans in order to explain the “energy crisis” confronting the insects.
The Missing Monsoon
Episode number: 12
Overview: The will of wildlife to survive is documented by photographers Stanley Breedon and Belinda Wright at the Keola Deo National Park in India during one of the droughts that occurs every 20 to 30 years when the monsoons do not come.
Resurrection at Truk Lagoon
Episode number: 13
Overview: An exploration of the sunken Japanese war machinery destroyed by the Allies during World War II in the South Pacific, which provides an environment for underwater plant and animal life.