Nature Season 9, Episode 5: The Sisterhood

1

Seasons in the Sea

Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

53 min

2

Monkeys on the Edge

Three species of monkeys, the muriqui, the golden lion tamarin and the buffy-headed marmoset struggle for survival in Brazil's coastal Atlantic Forest.

53 min

3

Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun

A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.

53 min

4

Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas

A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.

53 min

5

The Sisterhood

Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.

53 min

6

Supersense: Sight and Sound

Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.

53 min

7

Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond

Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.

53 min

8

Supersense: Making Sense

Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.

53 min

9

Monkey Island

This program travels to the island of Cayo Santiago off Puerto Rico to study the behavioral patterns of a colony of feral Rhesus Macaques.

53 min

10

Grizzly Country

Rangers at Denali National Park in Alaska train hikers for planned encounters with grizzlies; Alaskan grizzly bears are seen salmon fishing at Brooks Falls.

53 min

11

The Wild Shores of Patagonia

Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.

53 min

12

The Gulf: Portrait of the War Zone

In light of the Persian Gulf War and the recent oil spills, PBS airs an update of the 1984 episode of Nature, Treasures of the Gulf, that focused on the effects of the Iran-Iraq war on the fragile ecology of the Persian Gulf.

53 min

13

One Man's Kenya

The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.

53 min

14

The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal

Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.

53 min

15

Grand Teton Wilderness

The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

53 min

16

Year of the Jackal

Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.

53 min

17

Black Bear of the North

Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.

53 min

18

Wild Dogs of Africa

The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.

53 min

19

Marathon Bird

A profile of the albatross examines its traits and habitats, as well as the mysteries and myths surrounding it.

53 min

20

The Cat That Came in From the Cold

A polecat winters at a working farm in Wales, along with scavenging foxes, rats and birds.

53 min

21

Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park

Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.

53 min