''Nature'' is a wildlife television program produced by Thirteen/WNET

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. It has been distributed to United States public television stations by the

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television service since its debut on October 10, 1982. Some episodes may appear in syndication on many PBS member stations around the United States and Canada, and on the Discovery Channel. This series currently airs on Wednesday on PBS. It is a weekly one-hour program that consists of documentaries about various animals and ecosystems. The on-camera host of the first season was Donald Johanson, with voice-over narration by George Page. Starting with the 1983 season, George Page became both the on-camera host and the narrator until the series' 19th season in 2000. Since then,

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winner F. Murray Abraham has frequently narrated episodes, as has ecologist Chris Morgan. The program uses a silhouette of a camel thorn tree as its logo.

Nominations and awards

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''Nature'' has been nominated for 22

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, winning 8 during its longevity. In 1986, host George Page was nominated for best Outstanding Individual Achievements in Informational Programming. In 1988 and 1989, it won two Emmy Awards for best Outstanding Informational Series. In 2000, it was nominated for best Outstanding Main Title Design. The episode "Silence of the Bees" won a

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in 2007.67th Annual Peabody Awards
May 2008.

Reception

''Nature'' has received generally positive reviews from television critics. Linda Stasi of '' New York Post'' called it, "A wonderful, remarkable show. Don’t miss it." David Bianculli of ''TV Worth Watching'' called the miniseries "Attenborough's Life Stories", "Beautiful and inspiring." Kaitlin Milligan of ''

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'' wrote, "Awe-inspiring."

Episodes

In other media

Comic book

Three issues of a ''Nature''

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were produced from 2006–2008. They were full-color corollaries to on-air episodes like "Silence of the Bees," "In the Valley of the Wolves," and "The Beauty of Ugly." ''Nature Comics'' was targeted at pre-teens and teenagers as an educational tool, and was distributed for free to museums, schools, and nature centers. ''Nature Comics'' featured the talents of a number of notable cartoonists, including Josh Neufeld,

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, Lauren Weinstein, and

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. The series was edited by David Reisman. ''Nature Comics'' #2 was given an

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2008 Distinguished Achievement Award (in the Specialized Audience Instruction/Graphic Novel category)."2008 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners: Curriculum,"
Association of Educational Publishers website. Accessed Sept. 22, 2010.

Issues

''Nature Comics'' #1 (2006) — related episodes: "Christmas in Yellowstone" (Season 23), "Penguins of the Antarctic" (Season 23), and "Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History" (Season 23) * Mark Schultz (cover art) * Jonathan Bennett *

* Lauren Weinstein * R. Kikuo Johnson *

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''Nature Comics'' #2 (2007) — related episodes: "Silence of the Bees" (Season 24), "In the Valley of the Wolves" (Season 24), and "The Beauty of Ugly" (Season 24) *

* Lauren Weinstein * R. Kikuo Johnson (cover art and inside story) *

* Josh Neufeld * Jeffrey Lewis ''The Unexpected World of Nature'' (a.k.a. ''Nature Comics'' #3) (2008) — related episodes
"The Dragon Chronicles"
(Season 25)
"The Wolf That Changed America"
(Season 25), and "Frogs: The Thin Green Line" (Season 25) *

(cover and inside story) *

* R. Kikuo Johnson * Lauren Weinstein *

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* Josh Neufeld

References

External links

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''Nature Comics'' official website
* ''Nature Comics'' free PDFs
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