Monkey in the Mirror

February 19, 1995

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Natural World - S13 - E8

Observes some of the behaviour of the Bonobos, pygmy chimpanzees that inhabit a remote area of rainforest in Zaire. The species is considered to be man's closest living relative.

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Natural World: Season 13 - 15 Episode s

13x1 - Mysteries of the Ocean Wanderers
November 27, 1994
Focusing on a pair of albatrosses during the year they produce and raise a chick, Mysteries of the Ocean Wanderers is an engaging and atmospheric insight into the wildlife of the sub-Antarctic Crozet Islands. Delving into a previously unknown area, the film follows the intriguing work of French scientist Henri Weimerskirch as he uses satellite tracking and time-depth recorders to follow the ever changing population of these remote isles.
13x2 - Badlands
December 4, 1994
Documentary on the prairie dog of the South Dakota Badlands.
13x3 - Hunters of the Sea Wind
December 11, 1994
Documentary showing life under the Pacific Ocean and the predatory life of the marlin, sailfish, sea snakes, dolphins and tuna, birds and turtles.
13x4 - Parrots: Look Who's Talking!
January 15, 1995
Examines the parrot in the wild and sees how its natural behaviour is modified in a domesticated environment.
13x5 - Avenue of the Volcanoes
January 22, 1995
Records the rare and unusual wildlife that lives in a remote volcanic area of Ecuador
13x6 - Ytene: England's Ancient Forest
January 29, 1995
Documentary, filmed over a two year period, exploring the wildlife found in the New Forest in southern England, which the Saxons called Ytene. The woodland, bogs and heaths of the area are home to wild ponies, fallow deer, badgers, foxes, wildfowl, and insects. Seasonal changes are shown, and some elusive species, such as firecrests, hawfinches, woodlarks and tadpole shrimps are pictured. The programme is interwoven with a history of land use in the area from mediaeval times.
13x7 - Gentle Jaws of the Serengeti
February 12, 1995
Focuses on a clan of spotted hyenas.
13x8 - Monkey in the Mirror
February 19, 1995
Observes some of the behaviour of the Bonobos, pygmy chimpanzees that inhabit a remote area of rainforest in Zaire. The species is considered to be man's closest living relative.
13x9 - Ocean Drifters
February 26, 1995
Examines the weird planktonic animals that drift in the current of the Gulf Stream as it passes Florida and enters the Atlantic. Follows a baby loggerhead turtle which hatches on a Florida beach and heads out to the Atlantic.
13x10 - The Call of Kakadu
March 5, 1995
Follows a pair of kookaburras over the course of a year in the Kakadu National Park in Australia.
13x11 - The Riddle of the Sands
March 19, 1995
Documentary on the wildlife found through the four seasons in the estuary of the River Ythan in north-east Scotland, a five-mile stretch of marshes, mud flats and sand banks situated some ten miles north of Aberdeen. The waters of the estuary are home to waders, wildfowl, shellfish, small crustaceans, fish and otters. The estuary is a nature reserve and, since the 1950s, the University of Aberdeen has been running a research project to examine its complex ecosystem.
13x12 - Jewels of the Caribbean Sea
April 2, 1995
Delving deep into the tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea, this Emmy award-winning production celebrates the region’s bountiful life and impressive diversity. World-famous marine photographers Howard and Michele Hall explore this vast underwater world, their stunning cinematography bringing to light both the area’s radiant beauty, and that of its abundant wildlife population.
13x13 - Survival of the Fittest: a Natural History of Sport
April 16, 1995
Looks at the aspects of nature with which sportsman come into contact.
13x14 - Sulawesi: an Island Bewitched
April 23, 1995
Looks at some of the unusual fauna found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, including pig-like creatures which have curled tusks growing through their cheeks, punk-crested primates, the world's largest snake and birds that incubate their eggs in volcanic soil.
13x15 - The Little Creatures of Africa's Hidden World
April 30, 1995
Filming in South Africa's Kruger National Park, looking at the lives of small creatures e.g dung beetle, ticks, termites etc.

13x1 - Mysteries of the Ocean Wanderers

13x2 - Badlands

13x3 - Hunters of the Sea Wind

13x4 - Parrots: Look Who's Talking!

13x5 - Avenue of the Volcanoes

13x6 - Ytene: England's Ancient Forest

13x7 - Gentle Jaws of the Serengeti

13x8 - Monkey in the Mirror

13x9 - Ocean Drifters

13x10 - The Call of Kakadu

13x11 - The Riddle of the Sands

13x12 - Jewels of the Caribbean Sea

13x13 - Survival of the Fittest: a Natural History of Sport

13x14 - Sulawesi: an Island Bewitched

13x15 - The Little Creatures of Africa's Hidden World

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