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Nature

Season 1 · Episode 7

Forest in the Clouds

0.053mNovember 21, 1982

Surveying Costa Rica's Monte Verde preserve, which contains some 200 varieties of trees, including 300-ft. oaks. Animal life includes deadly scorpions; army ants; and plumed quetzals, sacred bird of the Maya civilization.

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Episodes

Episode 1The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire
Episode 2The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air
Episode 3The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon
Episode 4Amate: The Great Fig Tree
Episode 5Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons
Episode 6On the Edge of Paradise
Episode 7Forest in the Clouds
Episode 8The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries
Episode 9The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God
Episode 10The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind
Episode 11The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning
Episode 12The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals
Episode 13The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together