Nature Season 5, Episode 12: In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness

1

Alyeska: The Great Land

Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.

53 min

2

Baja Lagoon

An examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.

53 min

3

Galapagos: How They Got There

This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.

53 min

4

Galapagos: Cold on the Equator

Marine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.

53 min

5

Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers

A look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.

53 min

6

Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters

A look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.

53 min

7

Cats

An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.

53 min

8

Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass

The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.

53 min

9

The Elephant Challenge

A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.

53 min

10

Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea

A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.

53 min

11

In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil

The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.

53 min

12

In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness

A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.

53 min

13

In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle

Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.

53 min

14

America's Wild Horses

Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.

53 min

15

Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden

An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.

53 min

16

Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea

The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.

53 min

17

The Forgotten Garden

What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.

53 min

18

Lords of Hokkaido

A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.

53 min

19

Designed for Living

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

53 min

20

Masked Monkeys

Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.

55 min