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This five-part natural history series explores the extraordinary strategies and adaptability that animal parents employ to give their young a head start in life. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, The Fairweather Foundation, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao, Sarah and Sandra Lyu in memory of Seung and Dorothy Lyu, The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, Dr. George Stanley and Sandra Caruso, Colin S. Edwards, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation, Gregg Peters Monsees Foundation, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Seton J. Melvin, Sandra Atlas Bass, George D. Smith Fund, Inc., Dr. Coralyn W. Whitney Program Fund for Science and Nature, Bradley L. Goldberg Family Foundation, The Hite Foundation, Arlene and Milton D. Berkman, Paul H. Klingenstein and Kathleen R. Bole, Perpetual Kindness Foundation and Sun Hill Renewal Fund, and by Viewers Like You.
Episodes
Brazilian primates face extinction.
These small whales have proved remarkably rugged and intelligent.
Exploration of Puget Sound's ecosystem.
The walls of ice in Glacier Bay surround the most beautiful sights Alaska has to offer.
Researchers and filmmakers produce the first comprehensive film chronicle of the jaguar.
Dogs aid the disabled, do dangerous military work, find humans buried by avalanches
Learn about the incredible wilderness of the Serengeti.
The influence the sun and moon have on the seasons and the tides.
How humans have tried to harness nature, from use of fire to the building of nuclear bombs
Adapting some animal behaviors benefits man in body, mind and spirit.
NATURE follows an extraordinary stallion, whose life has been recorded since his birth.
Explore one of the most sophisticated and intriguing partnerships of human and animal.
Extras
Once on the brink of extinction, the Iberian lynx has been given a chance to thrive again.
To help stop the rise of deforestation in Zanzibar, one village has begun to farm butterflies.
Ocean parents must master dedication and intelligence to raise their young.
Animal parents must overcome freshwater’s constant changes.
Animal parents must balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands.
Esau’s journey spans borders that elephants cannot see — but must obey.
In Amboseli, one male’s opportunity attracts rivals — and the attention of watching juveniles.
Male elephants form powerful bonds — and even become adoptive parents together.
Follow the complex lives of giant elephant bulls in Amboseli and Mount Kilimanjaro.
How does a densely populated nation like Singapore transform into a lush green oasis?