Season 9

Season 9

1990-09-30
21 Episodes

Episodes

Seasons in the Sea

1. Seasons in the Sea

1990-09-30

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Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

Monkeys on the Edge

2. Monkeys on the Edge

1990-10-07

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Three species of monkeys, the muriqui, the golden lion tamarin and the buffy-headed marmoset struggle for survival in Brazil's coastal Atlantic Forest.

Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun

3. Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun

1990-10-14

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A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.

Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas

4. Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas

1990-10-21

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A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.

The Sisterhood

5. The Sisterhood

1990-11-11

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Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.

Supersense: Sight and Sound

6. Supersense: Sight and Sound

1990-11-18

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Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.

Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond

7. Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond

1990-11-25

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Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.

Supersense: Making Sense

8. Supersense: Making Sense

1990-12-02

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Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.

Monkey Island

9. Monkey Island

1990-12-09

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This program travels to the island of Cayo Santiago off Puerto Rico to study the behavioral patterns of a colony of feral Rhesus Macaques.

Grizzly Country

10. Grizzly Country

1990-12-16

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Rangers at Denali National Park in Alaska train hikers for planned encounters with grizzlies; Alaskan grizzly bears are seen salmon fishing at Brooks Falls.

The Wild Shores of Patagonia

11. The Wild Shores of Patagonia

1991-01-13

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Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.

The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone

12. The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone

1991-02-17

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In light of the Persian Gulf War and the recent oil spills, PBS airs an update of the 1984 episode of Nature, Treasures of the Gulf, that focused on the effects of the Iran-Iraq war on the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.

One Man's Kenya

13. One Man's Kenya

1991-02-24

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The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.

The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal

14. The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal

1991-03-03

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Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.

Grand Teton Wilderness

15. Grand Teton Wilderness

1991-03-10

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The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Year of the Jackal

16. Year of the Jackal

1991-03-17

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Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.

Black Bear of the North

17. Black Bear of the North

1991-03-24

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Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.

Wild Dogs of Africa

18. Wild Dogs of Africa

1991-04-07

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The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.

Marathon Bird

19. Marathon Bird

1991-04-14

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A profile of the albatross examines its traits and habitats, as well as the mysteries and myths surrounding it.

The Cat That Came in From the Cold

20. The Cat That Came in From the Cold

1991-04-28

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A polecat winters at a working farm in Wales, along with scavenging foxes, rats and birds.

Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park

21. Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park

1991-05-12

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Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.