Seasons & episodes
S11 · E1Realms of the Russian Bear: Green Jewel of the Caspian 1992-10-05 · 53 min
This miniseries starts off by exploring the abundance of wildlife around the Volga Delta in Russia’s Astrakhan region.
S11 · E2Realms of the Russian Bear: the Arctic Frontier 1992-10-05 · 53 min
An exploration of the wildlife of the Russian Arctic, and in particular Wrangle Island, featuring polar bears, musk oxen, Ross’s Gulls, reindeer, foxes, walruses, and the Red-breasted Goose.
S11 · E3Realms of the Russian Bear: the Red Deserts 1992-10-06 · 53 min
A focus on the wildlife of the Central Asian deserts.
S11 · E4Realms of the Russian Bear: the Celestial Mountains 1992-10-06 · 53 min
Between China and Central Asia is the Tian Shan mountain range, home to Marco Polo sheep, white-clawed bears, snow leopards, yaks, and the ibex.
S11 · E5Realms of the Russian Bear: Siberia, the Frozen Forest 1992-10-07 · 53 min
A look at the wildlife in the huge Siberia forest reveals bears, elk, wolves, and musk deer among many other creatures in this frozen expanse.
S11 · E6Realms of the Russian Bear: Born of Fire 1992-10-07 · 53 min
This last program in the miniseries explores Kamchatka Peninsula where the Russian Arctic meets Southeast Asia. Home to perhaps the highest concentration of volcanoes in the world, this remote region is teeming with life both on land and in the sea, from the Amur Tiger to the Giant Pacific Octopus.
S11 · E7Shadows in a Desert Sea 1992-10-18 · 53 min
Fish, bats, birds, whales, giant squids, sharks, dolphins, sea lions and more flourish in and around the Sea of Cortez.
S11 · E8The Tree of Music 1992-10-25 · 53 min
The African Blackwood is prized the world over for its wood in the making of musical instruments. Nature takes you on a journey through the history of this “tree of music” and into modern day efforts in Tanzania to save this ever dwindling resource.
S11 · E9Slaves to the Queen 1992-11-29 · 53 min
Get right inside the hives of bees and wasps to see the inner workings of these complex societies.
S11 · E10Ice Fox: Struggle for Survival 1993-01-10 · 53 min
A look at two separate families of arctic foxes. One living in the frozen, barren tundra of northern Russia, the other living in the slightly more comfortable surroundings of the Norwegian coastline.
S11 · E11Cheetahs in the Land of Lions 1993-01-24 · 53 min
A study of cheetah behavior follows a mother and her cubs on the Serengeti plains.
S11 · E12Gorilla: King of the Congo 1993-02-14 · 53 min
A gorilla orphanage and a proposed forest reserve may save the lowland gorilla.
S11 · E13American Trickster 1993-02-21 · 53 min
As its numbers increase and its natural range diminishes, the coyote moves into populated regions like Los Angeles.
S11 · E14Hebrides: the Secret Islands 1993-02-28 · 53 min
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S11 · E15Echo of the Elephants 1993-03-14 · 53 min
In Kenya’s Amboseli National Park is a family of elephants led by its matriarch Echo. Elephant expert Cynthia Moss, takes us up-close and inside the lives of these magnificent animals.
S11 · E16The Ghosts of Ruby 1993-05-09 · 53 min
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S11 · E17The Bandit and the Builder 1993-05-16 · 53 min
Raccoon and beaver lifestyles in the Canadian wilderness.
S11 · E18Spirit of the Sound 1993-05-23 · 53 min
Exploration of Puget Sound's ecosystem.