Nature S07E11 · Beyond Timbuktu

Overview

Wildlife artist Bruce Pearson sketches the various bird species found in the arid lands of Western Africa's Mali, through which the River Niger flows.

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1. 1 1. Bonebreakers' Mountain1988-10-09 · 53mAn exploration of the Spanish Pyrenees mountains and the bearded "bonebreaker" vulture that lives in this harsh environment.
2. 2 2. Extremadura: Spain's Forgotten Forest1988-10-16 · 53mExplores Spain's Extremadura, an oak forest and wilderness plain, home to griffin vultures, imperial eagles, genets and other animals native to Africa.
3. 3 3. Peacock's War1988-10-30 · 53mFormer Vietnam medic Doug Peacock lives as a firewatcher and conservationist in Montana's Glacier National Park.
4. 4 4. Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: A Separate Creation1988-11-13 · 53mExamines marsupials and others animals which have evolved because of Australia's isolation from the rest of the world.
5. 5 5. Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: Seas Under Capricorn1988-11-20 · 53mTwo distinct marine worlds meet in the waters that encircle Australia. In its long voyage into isolation following its breakaway from Gondwana, 45 million years ago, the island con
6. 6 6. Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Making of the Bush1988-11-27 · 53mA koala up a gumtree is the classic image of the Australian bush. How that odd partnership evolved is one of the strands woven into this episode of Nature Of Australia. The progra
7. 7 7. Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Sunburnt Country1988-12-04 · 53mAustralia's arid interior is often called the dead heart. In fact, it teems with life, supported by a hidden network of buried rivers recharged by rare but heavy rains. This episo
8. 8 8. Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Land of Flood and Fire1988-12-11 · 53mAustralia's northward drift slowed down when it collided with Asia about 15 million years ago - in the upheavals, chains of islands were thrust up and eventually they became the st
9. 9 9. Nature of Australia: A Portrait of the Island Continent: End of Isolation1988-12-18 · 53mModern Australians want to recapture the Aborigines ability to live harmoniously with indigenous plants and animals.
10. 10 10. Night Hunters1989-01-08 · 53mThe different types of owls and the characteristics which make them ideal birds of prey.
11. 11 11. Beyond Timbuktu1989-02-05 · 53mWildlife artist Bruce Pearson sketches the various bird species found in the arid lands of Western Africa's Mali, through which the River Niger flows.
12. 12 12. Under the Emerald Sea1989-02-19 · 53mExplores the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Vancouver, B.C.
13. 13 13. Wild Waterfalls1989-02-26 · 53mExplores the variety of local environments found around waterfalls in Africa, South and North America.
14. 14 14. Meerkats United / The Bee-Team1989-03-05 · 53mProfiles of the Kalahari Desert's gray meerkat or mongoose, and a Kenyan colony of bee-eater birds.
15. 15 15. Icebird1989-03-12 · 53mThe Adelie penguin is observed at the Cape Bird nesting site on Antarctica's Ross Island.
16. 16 16. Mozu the Snow Monkey1989-03-19 · 53mChronicling the life of "Mozu the Snow Monkey," a macaque with deformed limbs that's survived harsh winters in Japan's highlands to raise seven offspring. The complex social struct
17. 17 17. The Everglades: Rain Machine1989-03-26 · 53mExamines the role computers play in managing the Everglades and whether this vital freshwater marsh will survive the effects of diking, draining and development.
18. 18 18. Islands in the Sky1989-04-16 · 53mUnique animals and plants flourish atop mist-shrouded Venezuelan plateaus thousands of feet above the surrounding jungle.
19. 19 19. Rulers of the Wind1989-04-30 · 53mScientists study birds of prey, creatures historically admired and hated, as indicators of environmental damage.
20. 20 20. Kariba: the Lake that Made a Dent1989-05-14 · 53mWildlife flourishes around the manmade lake conservationists denounced 30 years ago at its creation.