Nature: Season 38

Episode 1: Octopus: Making Contact 2019-10-02 | 53 min A look at at various octopuses and the scientist that are trying to learn more about them.

Episode 2: The Serengeti Rules 2019-10-09 | 53 min Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology. Based on a book of the same name, The Serengeti Rules had its theatrical premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and has won awards at the 2018 Wildscreen Panda Awards and Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.

Episode 3: Undercover in the Jungle 2019-10-16 | 53 min An ambitious new natural history format following a film crew on a mission into the most biodiverse region of the Amazon rainforest. Meet some amazing creatures, from howler monkeys to pumas, as the wild secrets of the jungle are revealed.

Episode 4: Okavango: River of Dreams: Paradise 2019-10-23 | 53 min Paradise presents the landscape and wildlife of the Upper Okavango River. A lioness severely injured by a buffalo is left for dead by her pride. Now handicapped, she has to survive in the swamp alone, hunting to feed her little cubs.

Episode 5: Okavango: River of Dreams: Limbo 2019-10-30 | 53 min Limbo presents the landscape and wildlife of the "Middle World," the delta of the Okavango River. A hyena and a warthog family share neighboring dens, helping each other by keeping an eye on threatening predators such as lions and leopards.

Episode 6: Okavango: River of Dreams: Inferno 2019-11-06 | 53 min Inferno presents the landscape and wildlife of the Lower Okavango River. The landscape is baked dry by the scorching sun, and large herds of zebra and wildebeest migrate to the dry plains in search of precious salt that these animals need.

Episode 7: Nature's Biggest Beasts 2019-11-13 | 53 min Discover the ingenious strategies that nature’s biggest beasts employ to conquer their environments, from the Komodo dragon with a deadly bite to the tallest giraffe to the bird-eating Armored ground cricket. These are their epic survival stories.

Episode 8: Bears 2019-11-20 | 53 min Follow the adventures of bears across the globe, from grizzlies to pandas to sloth bears, as they draw on their brains, brawn and unique adaptations to survive. Find out what it really takes to be a bear in today’s ever-changing world.

Episode 9: The Whale Detective 2020-01-08 | 53 min A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and just missed landing on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans’ relationship with whales and their future.

Episode 10: Hippos: Africa's River Giants 2020-01-15 | 53 min Go beneath the surface and meet Africa’s river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can’t even swim as hippos protect their families, face their enemies and suffer in a drought. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Episode 11: Wild Florida 2020-02-12 | 53 min Florida's wildlife is under threats from nature, such as hurricanes and fire, human development and invasive species.

Episode 12: The Mighty Weasel 2020-02-19 | 53 min An intimate look into the weasel family which includes the adventures of a first-time weasel mom, a tiny orphan weasel and the fearless honey badger.

Episode 13: Cuba's Wild Revolution 2020-04-01 | 53 min An exploration of how changing international relationships may affect Cuba and Cuba's vast natural resources and unique species.

Episode 14: Remarkable Rabbits 2020-04-08 | 53 min There are more than 100 types of rabbits and hares. Despite their extraordinary ability to reproduce, wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated. This show separates the facts from the stereotypes.

Episode 15: Spy in The Wild 2: The Tropics 2020-04-29 | 53 min The spy creatures investigate the wildlife that thrives in the tropics. They infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes, a gorilla sanctuary and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

Episode 16: Spy in The Wild 2: The North 2020-05-06 | 53 min Travel to the Northern Hemisphere, where the spy creatures learn how animals move, feed and fight. A spy hummingbird films millions of butterflies, and a spy squirrel winds up in a battle. A spy beaver observes other beavers building dams.

Episode 17: Spy in The Wild 2: The Islands 2020-05-13 | 53 min Explore the islands of the South Pacific with creatures like the spy koala, who captures breeding behavior in Australia, or the spy crab, who joins an army of red crabs on their march to the sea to deposit their eggs.

Episode 18: Spy in The Wild 2: The Poles 2020-05-20 | 53 min From penguin chicks to elephant seals and wolf cubs to polar bears, the spy creatures meet and observe the hardiest and most charismatic animals in the Arctic and Antarctic circles.

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