Season 5
(1986)
Cast
Episodes
Alyeska: The Great Land 0.0
October 19, 1986
Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
Baja Lagoon 0.0
October 26, 1986
An examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’…
Galapagos: How They Got There 0.0
November 2, 1986
This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining t…
Galapagos: Cold on the Equator 0.0
November 9, 1986
Marine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold wa…
Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers 0.0
November 16, 1986
A look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the groun…
Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters 0.0
November 23, 1986
A look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the mars…
Cats 0.0
December 7, 1986
An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass 0.0
December 14, 1986
The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
The Elephant Challenge 0.0
January 18, 1987
A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea 0.0
February 8, 1987
A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil 0.0
February 22, 1987
The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness 0.0
March 1, 1987
A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle 0.0
March 8, 1987
Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
America's Wild Horses 0.0
March 15, 1987
Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden 0.0
April 12, 1987
An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a…
Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea 0.0
April 19, 1987
The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
The Forgotten Garden 0.0
April 26, 1987
What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
Lords of Hokkaido 0.0
May 10, 1987
A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
Designed for Living 0.0
May 17, 1987
The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
Masked Monkeys 0.0
May 24, 1987
Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quen…