The Elephant Challenge

January 18, 1987

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A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.

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Nature: Season 5 - 20 Episode s

5x1 - Alyeska: The Great Land
October 19, 1986
Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
5x2 - Baja Lagoon
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’s Baja Peninsula.
5x3 - Galapagos: How They Got There
November 2, 1986
This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
5x4 - Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
November 9, 1986
Marine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.
5x5 - Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
November 16, 1986
A look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.
5x6 - Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
November 23, 1986
A look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
5x7 - Cats
December 7, 1986
An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
5x8 - Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
December 14, 1986
The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
5x9 - The Elephant Challenge
January 18, 1987
A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
5x10 - Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
February 8, 1987
A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
5x11 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
February 22, 1987
The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
5x12 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
March 1, 1987
A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
5x13 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
March 8, 1987
Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
5x14 - America's Wild Horses
March 15, 1987
Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
5x15 - Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
April 12, 1987
An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
5x16 - Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
April 19, 1987
The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
5x17 - The Forgotten Garden
April 26, 1987
What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
5x18 - Lords of Hokkaido
May 10, 1987
A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
5x19 - Designed for Living
May 17, 1987
The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
5x20 - Masked Monkeys
May 24, 1987
Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.

5x1 - Alyeska: The Great Land

5x2 - Baja Lagoon

5x3 - Galapagos: How They Got There

5x4 - Galapagos: Cold on the Equator

5x5 - Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers

5x6 - Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters

5x7 - Cats

5x8 - Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass

5x9 - The Elephant Challenge

5x10 - Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea

5x11 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil

5x12 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness

5x13 - In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle

5x14 - America's Wild Horses

5x15 - Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden

5x16 - Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea

5x17 - The Forgotten Garden

5x18 - Lords of Hokkaido

5x19 - Designed for Living

5x20 - Masked Monkeys

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