The Nature of Things (1960)
The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.
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- 1 1. Animals And Man1965-10-03A series studying animal kingdom, and man's place in it, through comparisons of anatomy, function, and behavior.
- 2 2. Animals On Land1965-10-10How animals get from place to place, including burrowing, crawling, climbing trees, running,.
- 3 3. Animals In The Water1965-10-17"Animals In The Water" studies fish, crocodiles, seals and whales.
- 4 4. Animal Adaptation1965-10-24A look at how animals have developed special means of coping with environments - long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.
- 5 5. Animal Adaptation1965-10-31A look at process of natural selection by which animals have developed special means of coping with their environments: long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.
- 6 6. Animals And Food1965-11-07How animals locate, obtain, process and eat food using "anatomical tools": beaks, claws etc.
- 7 7. Animals As Engineers1965-11-14Animals modify their environments in many ways: by building nests, damming streams.
- 8 8. Animals As Engineers1965-11-21Program shows how animals modify their environments in many ways; by building nests.
- 9 9. Animal Hands And Tools1965-11-28Man is known as "toolmaker", although certain other animals do use tools.
- 10 10. Animal Vision And Smell1965-12-05Different combinations of senses are dominant in activities of different animals: vision and smell in insects, smell and hearing in most mammals, vision and touch in higher primate
- 11 11. Animal Territory And Aggression1965-12-12A look at various ways animals and man defend their homes and their young.
- 12 12. Animal Social Behavior1965-12-19
- 13 13. Episode 131965-12-26
- 14 14. Animal Learning1966-01-02How much of animal behavior is inherent, and how much is learned?
- 15 15. Episode 151966-01-09
- 16 16. Episode 161966-01-16
- 17 17. Man And Animals1966-01-23Man, animal species, as he might be described by an objective zoologist from another planet: what is he.
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