Nature

- Season 39

(2020)

Observing pandas in the wild in China's Qinling Mountains; the training of a young panda born in captivity.

The rescue, rehabilitation and eventual release of koalas, kangaroos, wombats and endangered species of parrots that survived the bushfires in Australia.

A family of baboons challenge a leopard. Lion tailed macaques in southern India use malabar squirrels to find ripe jackfruit. Blue-eyed black lemurs rub formic acid from carpenter ants on their fur to repel ticks. This episode is about various species of primates and things they do to survive.

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On an island off Thailand, Long-Tailed Macaques use rocks to open shellfish, so much so as to deplete the resource. In a forest in Malaysia, Dusky Langurs struggle to cross new roads so fire hose is used to build a monkey bridge.

Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more.

Enjoy the Alps in spring and summertime as newborn animals grow up to face the coming brutal winter.

Animals face the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps which include snow blizzards and avalanches.

Travel to the ice mountains of Chile to discover the secrets of the puma (aka panther, mountain lion and cougar) the area's largest predator. Discover how this elusive cat survives and follow the dramatic fate of a puma and her cubs.

Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande's Big Bend alongside its iconic animals, including black bears, rattlesnakes and scorpions.

Follow the story of a leopard mother as she raises her cubs near the Luangwa River in Africa, facing a constant battle to hunt successfully, defend her territory and protect her cubs against enemies.

Nearly 40 species of shark live in the warm waters of Hawaii's volcanic islands, including white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks and tiger sharks.

An ecologist tracks the lesser long-nosed bat's epic migration across Mexico, encountering hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs and cockroaches, in an effort to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate, on the season finale.