Air date: 1985-10-20

Runtime: 53 min

Torrential rains flood Kenya’s Tsavo Plain triggering a cycle of animal and plant regeneration that flowers in the short period before the next drought.

Air date: 1985-10-27

Runtime: 53 min

How plants and their leaves adapt to different climates, predatory animals and man.

Air date: 1985-11-03

Runtime: 53 min

A five-year chronicle of India’s endangered gharial crocodile.

Air date: 1985-11-10

Runtime: 53 min

The year-long sojourn of artist and naturalist Keith Brockie on Scotland's Isle of May is captured on film.

Air date: 1985-11-17

Runtime: 53 min

An exploration of the ecosystem of Central America's rain forest.

Air date: 1985-11-24

Runtime: 53 min

An exploration of the scientific research into the nutritional, medicinal and economic value of plants.

Air date: 1985-12-15

Runtime: 53 min

An examination of the diverse plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh environment of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.

Air date: 1986-01-05

Runtime: 53 min

A visit to Brazil's national park Emas, home to a unique collection of rare and unusual wildlife.

Air date: 1986-01-26

Runtime: 53 min

The huge mating flocks of the East African quelea, feared by farmers almost as much as they fear locusts.

Air date: 1986-02-16

Runtime: 53 min

A look at sea creatures of the Arctic including planktonic animals, small crustaceans, seals, belugas, tucked narwhals and polar bears.

Air date: 1986-02-23

Runtime: 53 min

After the nine-month Arctic winter, lemmings, hares, foxes and caribous become active to raise their young.

Air date: 1986-03-02

Runtime: 53 min

A study of man’s relationship with the Arctic and its wildlife.

Air date: 1986-03-09

Runtime: 53 min

Wolfgang Bayer focuses on the native giant saguaro cactus of the southwestern United States.

Air date: 1986-03-23

Runtime: 53 min

The sophisticated trapping mechanism of the main group of carnivorous plants.

Air date: 1986-04-06

Runtime: 53 min

A look at the trembling aspen, a widely distributed poplar found in more regions of North America than any other tree.

Air date: 1986-04-27

Runtime: 53 min

The fragile ecosystem of the great African rainforest of Korup in Cameroon.

Air date: 1986-05-04

Runtime: 53 min

Chronicling a weeklong series of bird-watching activities at sites that include the Anhinga Trail in the Everglades, Tampa Bay Island and Port Orange.

Air date: 1986-05-11

Runtime: 53 min

Wildlife cinematographer Wolfgang Bayer focuses on the Laysan Albatross of the Hawaiian Islands.

Air date: 1986-05-18

Runtime: 53 min

A five year study of the golden eagle, Britain's largest bird of prey, in the Scottish highlands.

Air date: 1986-05-25

Runtime: 53 min

An examination of the vultures of Africa's Serengeti plain and the rainforests of South America.