nature special
Filmed animal program
A nature special is a documentary film or television program about wildlife, ecosystems, or natural phenomena.
The term evokes educational programming with dramatic footage of animals in their habitats, often narrated in reverent tones: We watched a nature special about polar bears, It felt like something out of a nature special.
The phrase sometimes carries a whiff of cheesiness, suggesting predictable narration and staged-looking animal encounters.
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- wild animalsUndomesticated fauna
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- Blue PlanetEarth, seen from orbit
David Attenborough · Planet Earth · planet · earth · episode · series · television · prime time · wilderness · habitat · conservation · footage · camera crew · narration · migration · species · animal behavior · mating ritual
- broadcaststelecast, newscast, news broadcast, live broadcast, simulcast
- Nature Mediawildlife documentary, wildlife film, wildlife photography, Planet Earth, Blue Planet
- Nature ShowsPlanet Earth, Blue Planet, Frozen Planet, Our Planet, wildlife film
nature specialsitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
comedy series · soap opera · reality TV · game show · talk show
nature, special, natures, natural, naturally, naturalist, naturalistic, naturalize, naturalization