The Nature of Things - Season 6

The Nature of Things - Season 6

Season 6

Network
DatesOct 3, 1965 - Jan 23, 1966
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Episodes

Animals and Man
Season 6Episode 160 min

Animals and Man

A series studying animal kingdom, and man's place in it, through comparisons of anatomy, function, and behavior.
Oct 3, 1965
Animals on Land
Season 6Episode 260 min

Animals on Land

How animals get from place to place, including burrowing, crawling, climbing trees, running,.
Oct 10, 1965
Animals in the Water
Season 6Episode 360 min

Animals in the Water

"Animals In The Water" studies fish, crocodiles, seals and whales.
Oct 17, 1995
Animal Adaptation
Season 6Episode 460 min

Animal Adaptation

A look at how animals have developed special means of coping with environments - long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.
Oct 24, 1965
October 31, 1965
Season 6Episode 560 min

October 31, 1965

A look at process of natural selection by which animals have developed special means of coping with their environments: long neck of giraffe, coat of polar bear.
Oct 31, 1965
November 7, 1965
Season 6Episode 660 min

November 7, 1965

How animals locate, obtain, process and eat food using "anatomical tools": beaks, claws etc.
Nov 7, 1965
Animals and Food
Season 6Episode 760 min

Animals and Food

Animals modify their environments in many ways: by building nests, damming streams.
Nov 14, 1965
Animals as Engineers
Season 6Episode 860 min

Animals as Engineers

Program shows how animals modify their environments in many ways; by building nests.
Nov 21, 1965
November 28, 1965
Season 6Episode 960 min

November 28, 1965

Man is known as "toolmaker", although certain other animals do use tools.
Nov 28, 1965
December 5, 1965
Season 6Episode 1060 min

December 5, 1965

Different 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.
Dec 5, 1965
December 12, 1965
Season 6Episode 1160 min

December 12, 1965

A look at various ways animals and man defend their homes and their young.
Dec 12, 1965
Animal Social Behavior
Season 6Episode 1260 min

Animal Social Behavior

Dec 19, 1965
December 26, 1965
Season 6Episode 1360 min

December 26, 1965

Dec 26, 1965
January 2, 1966
Season 6Episode 1460 min

January 2, 1966

How much of animal behavior is inherent, and how much is learned?
Jan 2, 1966
January 9, 1966
Season 6Episode 1560 min

January 9, 1966

Jan 9, 1966
January 16, 1966
Season 6Episode 1660 min

January 16, 1966

Jan 16, 1966
Man and Animals
Season 6Episode 1760 min

Man and Animals

Man, animal species, as he might be described by an objective zoologist from another planet: what is he.
Jan 23, 1966

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