The Nature of Things

Season 6

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging.

The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.

Where to Watch The Nature of Things • Season 6

17 Episodes

  • Animals And Man
    E1
    Animals And ManA series studying animal kingdom, and man's place in it, through comparisons of anatomy, function, and behavior.
  • Animals On Land
    E2
    Animals On LandHow animals get from place to place, including burrowing, crawling, climbing trees, running,.
  • Animals In The Water
    E3
    Animals In The Water"Animals In The Water" studies fish, crocodiles, seals and whales.
  • Animal Adaptation (1)
    E4
    Animal Adaptation (1)A look at how animals have developed special means of coping with the environments — the long neck of the giraffe, the coat of the polar bear.
  • Animal Adaptation (2)
    E5
    Animal Adaptation (2)A look at the process of natural selection by which animals have developed special means of coping with their environments: the long neck of the giraffe, the coat of the polar bear, the digging claws of the mole.
  • Animals And Food
    E6
    Animals And FoodHow animals locate, obtain, process and eat food using "anatomical tools": beaks, claws etc.
  • Animals as Engineers (1)
    E7
    Animals as Engineers (1)Animals modify their environments in many ways: by building nests, damming streams, by breaking down forests.
  • Animals as Engineers (2)
    E8
    Animals as Engineers (2)Program shows how animals modify their environments in many ways; by building nests, damming streams, and by breaking down forests.
  • Animal Hands And Tools
    E9
    Animal Hands And ToolsMan is known as "toolmaker", although certain other animals do use tools.
  • Animal Vision And Smell
    E10
    Animal Vision And SmellDifferent combinations of senses are dominant in activities of different animals: vision and smell in insects, smell and hearing in most mammals, vision and touch in higher primates.
  • Animal Territory And Aggression
    E11
    Animal Territory And AggressionA look at various ways animals and man defend their homes and their young.
  • Animal Social Behavior
    E12
    Animal Social Behavior
  • December 26, 1965
    E13
    December 26, 1965
  • Animal Learning
    E14
    Animal LearningHow much of animal behavior is inherent, and how much is learned?
  • January 9, 1966
    E15
    January 9, 1966
  • January 16, 1966
    E16
    January 16, 1966
  • Man And Animals
    E17
    Man And AnimalsMan, animal species, as he might be described by an objective zoologist from another planet: what is he.

 

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