2024-06-29
Find out why islands are like miniEarths where evolution happens before your eyes. Journey from the Galpagos to Antarctica to see how sea lions, finches, crickets, monkeys and other wildlife are finding surprising solutions to climatic problems.
Go to extremes, from the Sahara to the outback, where animals are teaching us how to survive in our heating world. Shelter in caves with chimps, see camels sip salt water, and listen as zebra finches sing to their eggs to make their chicks smaller.
Trek to the planets quickly melting poles, where animals are giving scientists clues about our future existence. Learn how the movements of polar bears, penguins, and other arctic creatures could help humans map and prevent global warming.
Explore one of Earths most vital but overlooked habitats and learn how grasslands could slow climate change by soaking up more carbon than forests do. Meet key species, such as bison and pumas, that could restore this resource and heal our planet.
Meet alphas who get by with a little help from their friends. Discover the inescapable gang mentality of mating male dolphins, ponder ant colonies unique scents, find out why female geladas always get the last word, and see wolves hunt familystyle.
The Namib is the oldest desert in the world, hugging Africas shoreline for over 400 kilometers. It is one of the most inhospitable habitats on earth. Yet the worlds largest land mammal has made a home here, adapted through behavior and designed to life in the extreme.
The Eastern Cape Province is investing heavily in ecotourism and conservation as an alternative to fishing and commercial development. The region is reclaiming farmlands and closing fishing grounds for wildlife. This is one of the most exciting conservation success stories in Africa.
There is an endless variety of sleepstrategies among animals, yet it seems a universal behavior. But why bother with sleep at all? How do animals cope without sleep or the dangers of being unconscious in the wild? Just some of the baffling questions that lead through How the Wild Things Sleep.
Dive into a dazzling world beyond human perception, where animals use their super senses to detect light we cant see, sound we cant hear and even stranger forces we cant begin to detect.
Find out why islands are like miniEarths where evolution happens before your eyes. Journey from the Galpagos to Antarctica to see how sea lions, finches, crickets, monkeys and other wildlife are finding surprising solutions to climatic problems.