Episode

Nature: Designed for Living

Name: Nature: Designed for Living
Released: 1987-05-17
Duration: 53 min
Cast: George Page, F. Murray Abraham, Donald C. Johanson, David Attenborough, Jay O. Sanders

NatureSeason 51987-05-17

Overview

The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.

Details

Series: Nature
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 19
Air date: 1987-05-17
Runtime: 53 min

Episode context

Designed for Living is Episode 19 in Season 5 of Nature. It aired on 1987-05-17. The runtime is 53 min.

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Episode 18: Lords of Hokkaido 1987-05-10 | 53 min A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.

Episode 20: Masked Monkeys 1987-05-24 | 55 min Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.

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