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The Flowing Oasis

Episode number: 1

Overview: Wildlife flourishes in Nevada's desert landscape because of one narrow river covering less than 1% of the land.

Amazonia: A Burning Question

Episode number: 2

Overview: Attempts to protect the unique animals and plants of Brazil threatened by development of the Amazon jungle.

Spirits of the Forest

Episode number: 3

Overview: The lemur, an agile nocturnal primate of Madagascar, so-named because of its secretive habits and haunting cries.

Perspectives of Paradise

Episode number: 4

Overview: The process of wildlife filmmaking as chronicled by a crew during their three-year study of the Galapagos Islands.

A Season in the Sun

Episode number: 5

Overview: The tremendous difference in animal lifestyle and in landscape during East Africa's dry season and its wet season.

The Legend of the Lightning Bird

Episode number: 6

Overview: The hammerhead stork, believed by East African tribesmen to have the power to call lightning from the sky.

The Volcano Watchers

Episode number: 7

Overview: Scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft seek to uncover the mystery of volcanoes by studying them on location as they erupt.

Tiger!

Episode number: 8

Overview: International endeavors to protect the endangered Indian tiger are highlighted by scenes of a mother raising her cubs in the wild.

Land of the Kiwi

Episode number: 9

Overview: Unusual wildlife inhabitants, beautiful terrain and natural wonders grace the Pacific islands comprising New Zealand.

Costa Rica: Paradise Reclaimed

Episode number: 10

Overview: U.S. scientist Dan Janzen uses innovative conservation plans to create a national park amid a tropical forest.

In-Flight Movie: Birds of the Sun God

Episode number: 11

Overview: Close-up film captures birds in-flight; tiny hummingbirds draw nectar while hovering above flowers.

Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess

Episode number: 12

Overview: A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano to snow-capped mountain and finally to coral atoll.

Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Search for the Jewel

Episode number: 13

Overview: The first of a three-part survey of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari" describes how earthquakes diverted the Okavango River into Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Observed: elephants, zebras, buffaloes, vultures, ostriches, bush babies and bat-eared foxes.

Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: The Living Jewel

Episode number: 14

Overview: Creatures of the air, trees and water brave the five-month floods through the Okavango delta. Part 2 of "Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari," observes African skimmers, lily trotters, baboons, dwarf mouth-breeders, tiger fish and catfishlike squeakers.

Okavango, Jewel of the Kalahari: A New Challenge

Episode number: 15

Overview: People of Botswana must balance wildlife protection with preservation of their precious water source.

Elephant: Lord of the Jungle

Episode number: 16

Overview: The Asian elephant is shown to be a creature of both great strength and intelligence.

Miracle of the Scarlet Salmon

Episode number: 17

Overview: After two years in the Pacific, the sockeye salmon battles rapids returning to its birthplace to spawn.

Cowboys, Caimans and Capybaras

Episode number: 18

Overview: Ranchers and scientists practice conservationism in Venezuelan and Colombian grasslands to protect native animals.

Tom's River: Reflections of a River Keeper

Episode number: 19

Overview: Naturalist Tom Williams studies England's Avon River and the fish and fowl it supports.

The Elephant Challenge

Episode number: 20

Overview: A growing African population threatens elephant survival by farming its foraging land and hunting the beast for ivory.

The Coral Triangle

Episode number: 21

Overview: An exploration of the coral reefs of the Malay Triangle made up of the Philippines, Malaysia and New Guinea.