As of July 2026, Nature Season 5 aired in 1986 with 20 episodes — streaming now on YouTube TV. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Nature Season 5

1986 20 Episodes Documentary · Family ⭐ 8/10

Right now you can watch Nature Season 5 on and — and it earns the access it was given. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. The access secured here is hard to overstate. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Nature Season 5 keeps coming up in conversation. The access Nature Season 5 gets is remarkable — and the storytelling does full justice to it. Season 5 of Nature includes 20 episodes. It aired from October 1986 to May 1987. Episodes include "Alyeska: The Great Land", "Baja Lagoon", "Galapagos: How They Got There". It was aired in 1986. What elevates Nature Season 5 above most documentary work is a refusal to settle for the easy version of the story. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Nature Season 5 is the kind of documentary you immediately want to recommend to someone else. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Rigorous in a way documentary work does not always commit to. Not background viewing — it rewards your full attention.

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🎬 Nature Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
Alyeska: The Great Land
1986-10-19
Examines how the plants and animals of Alaska’s Alyeska wilderness have adapted to the regions harsh climate.
E2
Baja Lagoon
1986-10-26
An examination of the plants and animals that make their home in a shallow lagoon found on the Western coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
E3
Galapagos: How They Got There
1986-11-02
This exploration of the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean West of Ecuador, examines theories explaining the arrival of wildlife to the archipelago.
E4
Galapagos: Cold on the Equator
1986-11-09
Marine iguanas, cormorants, green turtles, sea lions, and sperm whales are among the animals that thrive in the cold waters surrounding the equatorially located Galapagos Islands.
E5
Galapagos: The Ocean Travelers
1986-11-16
A look at the Galapagos Islands’ many birds, include the waved albatross, blue-footed booby, frigate bird and the ground finch; also, man’s relationship with the islands’ changing environment.
E6
Pantanal: Prairie of the Great Waters
1986-11-23
A look at how the Pantanal's wildlife species cope with the annual cycle of flood and drought which transforms the marshy prairie from a dry savannah into the world's largest freshwater wetland – a 36,000 square-mile area that encompasses Southwestern Brazil and parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
E7
Cats
1986-12-07
An examination of the behavior of man’s feline friends.
E8
Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
1986-12-14
The activities of an elusive female leopard are traced over a two-day period on the hot plains of Africa.
E9
The Elephant Challenge
1987-01-18
A look at the survival of the African elephants, as ivory and foraging land became more valuable.
E10
Ichkeul: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
1987-02-08
A freshwater lake in Tunisia that turns salty every summer.
E11
In the Shadow of Fujisan: See No Evil
1987-02-22
The Japanese take efforts to save an indigenous monkey.
E12
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Bird of Happiness
1987-03-01
A look at the crane, Japanese symbol of longevity, true love and happiness.
E13
In the Shadow of Fujisan: Long Live the Turtle
1987-03-08
Hunters and egg poachers threaten the existence of the giant loggerhead turtle.
E14
America's Wild Horses
1987-03-15
Following the wild mustangs of America’s West.
E15
Holy Land: A Wilderness Like Eden
1987-04-12
An exploration of the Rift Valley that sweeps North from Kenya to Turkey, where prophets said their god first planted a garden.
E16
Holy Land: Sweet Water, Bitter Sea
1987-04-19
The unusual life in the salty Dead Sea, where the desert plunges 1,200 feet below sea level.
E17
The Forgotten Garden
1987-04-26
What happens when a finely maintained garden is abandoned.
E18
Lords of Hokkaido
1987-05-10
A year on a Japanese island following a family of red foxes.
E19
Designed for Living
1987-05-17
The tunnelers, thatchers, weavers, dam builders, sculptors, potters and spinners of the animal kingdom.
E20
Masked Monkeys
1987-05-24
Echoing hoots and trills, bandit masks, feathered tufts and orange noses distinguish African forest monkeys called quenons.

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