Season 9 (1990)
Back to main1. Seasons in the Sea
Sharks, rays, squids and blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
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September 30, 1990
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.
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October 7, 1990
3. Scandinavia: Land of the Midnight Sun
A look at how Norway and Sweden are affected by eight months of winter.
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October 14, 1990
4. Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas
A look at the Swedish archipelago and Norway's fjords.
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October 21, 1990
5. The Sisterhood
Africa's spotted hyena is a matriarch dominated, efficient predator.
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53min
November 11, 1990
6. Supersense: Sight and Sound
Sight and sound are experienced through animal eyes and ears.
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53min
November 18, 1990
7. Supersense: Super Scents and Beyond
Enhanced olfactory sensitivity; unique animal senses.
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53min
November 25, 1990
8. Supersense: Making Sense
Internal clocks guide life rhythms of eating, sleeping, mating, hibernation, birth and death.
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December 2, 1990
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.
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December 9, 1990
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.
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53min
December 16, 1990
11. The Wild Shores of Patagonia
Penguins, maras, guanacos, sea lions and killer whales highlight this portrait of Patagonia.
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53min
January 13, 1991
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.
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53min
February 17, 1991
13. One Man's Kenya
The beauty of the African plains and the effects of tourism on the area.
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53min
February 24, 1991
14. The Elephants of Tsavo: Love and Betrayal
Filmmaker Simon Trevor, a former game warden, records the decimation of African elephants.
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53min
March 3, 1991
15. Grand Teton Wilderness
The natural and human history of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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53min
March 10, 1991
16. Year of the Jackal
Life within a close-knit golden jackal family on the plains of Lemuta in Africa.
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53min
March 17, 1991
17. Black Bear of the North
Biologist Lynn Rogers follows the black bear out of hibernation and into the Minnesota woods.
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53min
March 24, 1991
18. Wild Dogs of Africa
The relationship within a wild dog pack on Africa's Serengeti Plains.
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53min
April 7, 1991
19. Marathon Bird
A profile of the albatross examines its traits and habitats, as well as the mysteries and myths surrounding it.
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53min
April 14, 1991
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.
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53min
April 28, 1991
21. Crown of the Continent: Waterton/Glacier National Park
Grizzlies, wolves and cougars roam Montana's rugged, pristine Glacier National Park.
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May 12, 1991