Nature
Serial

Nature

1982

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The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire
Following the path of the condor, whose ten-foot wingspan enables it to soar effortlessly over the peaks of the Andes mo…
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The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air
While the cold waters of the Pacific Coast of South America are among the richest in the world, the shore is the driest …
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The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon
The third part of the series is a spectacular visual trip down the fabled river. From the snow-clad summit of the volcan…
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Amate: The Great Fig Tree
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Kopje: A Rock For All Seasons
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On the Edge of Paradise
Examines the fragile ecology of the Caribbean area in a unique and vivid look at the forces affecting this area's ecolog…
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Forest In The Clouds
Surveying Costa Rica's Monte Verde preserve, which contains some 200 varieties of trees, including 300-ft. oaks. Animal …
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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries
The first of the series takes us back to the 13th Century to explore medieval superstitions of ancient "naturalists." Fr…
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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God
Theologians and clerics in the 17th and 18th centuries were among the first to study animal behavior. John Ray began in …
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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
In 1848, Charles Darwin began the quest to understand the mysteries of the animal mind. Following Darwin's achievement -…
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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning
First there is a re-creation of Ivan Pavlov's experiments which led to the discovery of the "conditioned reflex." Then w…
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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals
Continuing with the exploration of animal communication we see recreations of Karl von Frisch unraveling the language of…
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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together
Scientists have long attempted to discover why animals rarely live alone. Animal society seems to be based on despotic r…