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Season 7 Episode 8: Nature of Australia: a Portrait of the Island Continent: the Land of Flood and Fire

Dec 11, 1988 TV-G 53m 8.9

Australia's northward drift slowed down when it collided with Asia about 15 million years ago - in the upheavals, chains of islands were thrust up and eventually they became the stepping stones for an invasion that would change the face of Australia. With the arrival of the first humans - at least 50,000 and possibly as long as 120,000 year ago - a new force entered the continent to shape the fortunes of its plants and animals. The first landfall was on the far north coast of Australia,...

Season 7 Episodes:

Episode 3 Peacock's War

3. Peacock's War

Aired: Oct 30, 1988

Former Vietnam medic Doug Peacock lives as a firewatcher and conservationist ...

Episode 11 Beyond Timbuktu

11. Beyond Timbuktu

Aired: Feb 5, 1989

Wildlife artist Bruce Pearson sketches the various bird species found in the ...

Episode 13 Wild Waterfalls

13. Wild Waterfalls

Aired: Feb 26, 1989

Explores the variety of local environments found around waterfalls in Africa,...

Episode 15 Icebird

15. Icebird

Aired: Mar 12, 1989

The Adelie penguin is observed at the Cape Bird nesting site on Antarctica's ...

Episode 18 Islands in the Sky

18. Islands in the Sky

Aired: Apr 16, 1989

Unique animals and plants flourish atop mist-shrouded Venezuelan plateaus tho...

Episode 19 Rulers of the Wind

19. Rulers of the Wind

Aired: Apr 30, 1989

Scientists study birds of prey, creatures historically admired and hated, as ...

Info about Nature

Seasons: 42

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Countries: Germany, United States

Genres:Family, Documentary