Aired: 9/30/1984
An examination of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa, focusing on the global effects of the disastrous 1883 eruption that was heard 3,000 miles away and killed 36,000 people.
Aired: 10/7/1984
How the war between Iran and Iraq is threatening the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.
Aired: 10/14/1984
How various species of plant life lure insects and animals to effect the pollination process.
Aired: 10/21/1984
Explores the varieties of plant and animal life found in the Seychelles, a 90-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean, described in 1609 as “an earthly paradise”.
Aired: 10/28/1984
Examines the variety of plants and animals living in the Sargasso Sea, a gigantic floating bed of seaweed near Bermuda.
Aired: 11/11/1984
Natural history photographer Wolfgang Bayer documents a winter spent in Yellowstone National Park.
Aired: 12/2/1984
Describes how wildlife copes with the challenge of cold weather by storing food building layers of fat, hibernating or merely fleeing for a warmer climate
Aired: 12/9/1984
Aired: 12/16/1984
An examination of the Danube delta on the Black Sea where industrialization threatens the areas wildlife.
Aired: 1/13/1985
Examines the breeding and nesting cycles of Africa’s Bateleur eagles.
Aired: 1/20/1985
A look at the unusual plant and animal life on Kinabalu, Borneo's highest mountain.
Aired: 2/3/1985
A survey of the birds that cannot fly, some of which have evolved highly efficient means of travel on land and water.
Aired: 2/17/1985
An exploration of life forms, flourishing in the tropical islands of Palau, including schools of jellyfish.
Aired: 3/10/1985
African elephants are observed on a risky trek to a cave that provides salts and minerals necessary to their diets.
Aired: 3/17/1985
A study of the history and plight of the rhinoceros, one of the most seriously endangered species on earth.
Aired: 3/31/1985
The use of new camera lenses and special video techniques makes it possible for viewers to see the world as animals and insects observe it.
Aired: 4/28/1985
This profile of the world's most popular household pet, the dog, examines a special, centuries old relationship.
Aired: 5/26/1985
An exploration of a windy semi-desert in southwest Africa notable for its beautiful flowers.
