Episode
Natural World: Programmed For Flight
Overview
On an African river in the Serengeti, a mother crocodile defends her babies against predators in the sky and on the ground. Discover the secret way that crocodiles have survived for millions of years.
Details
- Series
- Natural World
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1983-11-13
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Programmed For Flight is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Natural World. It aired on 1983-11-13. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 2: From Aadvark To Zebra
Impalas move with the great migration on the Serengeti plains of Africa. A new fawn is on his way, but so is danger for the herds.
Episode 4: Jungle
The animal kingdom in the Serengeti is in constant competition for resources. The essence of competition is for the hunt and those who can't cut it are left behind.
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Follows the great land migration in Africa, one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Wildebeests, numbering in the millions, run for their lives on a-mile trek to find food and water, battling predators along the way.
Episode 5: Secret Weapons
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Episode 6: Birds of Paradox
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Episode 7: Jet Set Wildlife
A newborn wildebeest befriends a fierce lioness, and a rare meeting between two river monsters, a hippopotamus and a Nile crocodile.
Episode 8: Pelican Delta
The wildlife of the Danube delta in the Black Sea, especially the white pelicans.
Episode 9: Winter Days
There are only two seasons in the Serengeti, dry and wet. As the long dry season ends, the clouds begin to darken as the rain signals new life on the Serengeti Plains.
Episode 10: God's Acre
The wildebeest path on their endless migration is impeded several times by rivers. The waterways have certain dangers that can can result in death for the wildebeest, mainly the Nile crocodile.