Witness how animals adapt to a changing world in NATURE’s 44th season, starting Wednesday, October 22 on PBS.
From the concrete jungle of New York City to the tropical jungles in Costa Rica, witness never-before-seen animal behavior in a new season of television’s premiere natural history series Nature. New episodes premiere Wednesdays at 8/7c beginning October 22 on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/nature and the PBS app. Select episodes will also be available to stream on the NATURE YouTube channel.
Season 44 opens with Walrus: Life on Thin Ice, which follows a paleontologist on an Arctic adventure to uncover the hidden lives of walrus and the threats they face as climate change shrinks the sea ice. The Pigeon Hustle uncovers the secret world of New York and London’s feral pigeon flocks, and in Jaguar Beach, two unlikely species collide with spectacular consequences. Sir David Attenborough narrates Parenthood, a five-part miniseries on animal parenting. The season culminates in a two-part special on chimpanzees, called Matriarch, featuring Dr. Jane Goodall and her sixty years of chimp research.
“With every story this season, we hope viewers rediscover the awe of the natural world and admire the adaptability of these species,” said Fred Kaufman, executive producer for Nature. “The triumphs and trials of the animal kingdom offer a lens to reflect on our own lives as we also learn to acclimate within an ever-changing world.”
New Season 44 documentaries include:
WALRUS: LIFE ON THIN ICE | Wednesday, October 22
The walrus is one of the Arctic’s most enigmatic and social animals, relying on sea ice to live. Follow a paleontologist who embarks on an Arctic adventure to see how these mammals are coping in a warming world.
WILLOW: DIARY OF A MOUNTAIN LION | Wednesday, October 29
Never-before-seen behaviors are shown in a decade-long mountain lion study throughout Montana’s Sapphire Mountains. Witness the epic story of a female mountain lion named Willow raising her six kittens.
THE PIGEON HUSTLE | Wednesday, November 5
Uncover the secret world of New York and London’s resilient pigeon flocks, seeing how they adapt to the challenges of city life and thrive alongside people.
JAGUAR BEACH | Wednesday, November 12
On a remote stretch of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the lush, volcanic landscape meets a dry tropical forest. Two unlikely creatures, the sea turtle and the jaguar, collide with spectacular consequences for their species and their ecosystems.
TUSKER: BROTHERHOOD OF ELEPHANTS | Premieres Winter/Spring on PBS
Set against the dramatic backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro and the open plains of Amboseli, catch a rare glimpse into the complex lives of elephant bulls—towering tuskers whose presence embodies resilience, wisdom, and the legacy of an ancient lineage.
PARENTHOOD (five-part miniseries) | Premieres Winter/Spring on PBS
Filmed over three years across six continents, witness the amazing stories of dedication, ingenuity and sacrifice as animals embark on the greatest of all challenges: parenthood. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
LEGENDARY TIGERS OF INDIA | Premieres Winter/Spring on PBS
In the jungles of northwestern India, there is a magical fort that has stood for more than a thousand years. For centuries, rulers battled over its control. Today, it’s home to the most filmed, most studied and most famous tigers on Earth. This is their story, told by the man who’s devoted his life to keeping them alive.
MATRIARCH (two-part miniseries) | Premieres Winter/Spring on PBS
Dr. Jane Goodall tells the incredible story of Gremlin, the matriarch of the Kasekela chimpanzee troop, in Gombe, Tanzania. As part of Dr. Goodall’s longest-running primate project ever conducted, witness how Gremlin has transformed our understanding of chimps for more than 60 years in this multi-generational saga of female power and motherhood.
*Dates and information subject to change.