2024-10-05
The southeastern coast of New Zealand are some of the richest fishing grounds in the world the place for young marine animals to transition from novices to independent adults. Young whales, dolphins and seals learn to hunt, learn the rules of society, or strike out on their own adventures.
Chase Anna to the Townies lair, where Mia and her newborn pups are hiding out. See the babies first swimming lessons before the clan moves to new digs, and welcome an era of otter peace as the Mangrove Family becomes a parks main attraction.
Trek across Africa for a peek at the colorful, quirky survival strategies of its animals. See these furry, feathered, and scaled magicians, from flamboyant flamingos to vanishing lizards, find food, elude predators, and find mates against all odds.
Trek across Africa for a peek at the colorful, quirky survival strategies of its animals. See these furry, feathered, and scaled magicians, from flamboyant flamingos to vanishing lizards, find food, elude predators, and find mates against all odds.
Look behind the scenes and meet the innovative teams working to preserve and protect Kenyas wildlife. Check out Save the Elephants radiotrackingcollar system, a drone that monitors wild dog packs, and a local team of Maasai cheetah trackers.
New Zealands isolated islands are famed as an unusual paradise, home to a variety of unique wildlife. Best known for its flightless birds, ancient reptiles and coastal mammals, a closer look reveals another world. A land of miniature monsters, Lilliputian predators and tiny terrors that lead remarkable lives, where every hunter is also the hunted and survival is always a giant struggle. Journey in
Watch summer unfold in the Northern Hemisphere, while regions close to the equator enter the wet season and Southern Africa goes dry, creating scarcity for some creatures and bounty for others.
The animal kingdom can be a harsh place, but some baby animals have a family ready to take care of their needs. Meet some of these adorable babies and their clans a koala joey, European elk twins, a litter of Asian shortclawed otters, and black howler monkey youngsters.
The African intertidal zone is home to a unique universe of plants and creatures. Here, life has adapted to survive in a challenging marine environment some species are able to live on exposed rocks, while others prefer the shelter of rock pools.
On Africas east coast, the warm Agulhas run south with a distinctive subtropical landscape. Made up of everything from mangrove swamps to colorful coral reefs, the area has marine turtles who breed on long and warm sandy beaches and a recently found population of living fossils, the Coelacanth, which dwell in deep, submarine canyons.
This is the story of the Golden Forest, the vast expanses of kelp that lines Africas southwestern shore. Fed by an upwelling of nutrients from deep in the Atlantic, the kelp forest nurtures four distinct worlds.
The population of African penguins in Southern Africa is on the decline, but the charismatic species has found a stronghold on two islands in Algoa Bay. This is the story of the penguins daily struggle to raise families in an unforgiving and hostile environment.
The Eastern Grey kangaroo is a sociable species, clustering together in small groups known as mobs. A mob is a social network focused on feeding, where members will come and go as they please, depending on the availability of food.
Eastern Grey kangaroos are prolific breeders, but bringing up baby is fraught with challenges. Predators, climate extremes, and lively joeys mean kangaroo mothers face a daily struggle to keep their young alive.
Follow several different males as they roam the land, climb up the social ladder, and fight for their mating rights in Eastern Grey colony. For these bucks, the drive to perpetuate their species promises a life full of risk and reward.
At the waters edge a brave group of male penguins gather, preparing to make the dangerous journey ashore. With many threats ahead, there is safety in number and these petite penguins have important business to attend. Its time to breed and they must find a burrow before the females arrive.
New Zealands West Coast is like nowhere else on Earth. From glaciercovered mountains to raindrenched native forests to rough frigid seas, the landscape defies belief. Isolated from the rest of the world, this strip of almost untouched wilderness hides a host of endemic animals. Evolutionary castaways, every one of them is a rare ecological jewel. From alpine parrots and shy penguins to mammallike
In New Zealand, two wild fortresses protect the vulnerable native animals One a remote island protected by a moat of saltwater, the other a hilltop citadel surrounded by a predatorproof barrier. This is the story of these delicate sanctuaries and the life that thrives within them.
Spring on New Zealands east coast is a time of promise for the New Zealand Fur Seal and the Norther Royal Albatross. Theyve returned to their land to breed. But harsh terrain, fickle weather and hungry predators will conspire to make lives difficult for them. Only the strongest will survive to carry forward their legacy.
New Zealands isolated islands are famed as an unusual paradise, home to a variety of unique wildlife. Best known for its flightless birds, ancient reptiles and coastal mammals, a closer look reveals another world. A land of miniature monsters, Lilliputian predators and tiny terrors that lead remarkable lives, where every hunter is also the hunted and survival is always a giant struggle. Journey in
Its a critical time for two black rhinos in Zambia. Four year old female Apson and fourteen year old bull Kango are at the core of a complex relocation mission thats part of a grand plan to save a species.
Deep in Kafue National Park, the largest and wildest protected area in Zambia, a team of biologists and vets from the Zambian Carnivore Programme ZCP races against time to save and protect Africas apex predators.
Explore the shores of the Northern Territory and the abundant waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Face flooded roads, hungry saltwater crocs, and killer jellyfish as Lizzie investigates why so many strange, deadly creatures make this remote area home.
Say goodbye to the tropics and dip into cool southerncoast waters. Come face to face with majestic grey nurse sharks, shapeshifting cuttlefish, and huge blue whales play with penguins and sea lions and learn why these seas are brimming with life.
Complete the trips final lap in the untamed lands where Australias interior desert meets the hot, hostile Indian Ocean. Confront the challenges of survival in this region as Lizzie dives with tiger sharks, manta rays, and nomadic turtles.
Complete the trips final lap in the untamed lands where Australias interior desert meets the hot, hostile Indian Ocean. Confront the challenges of survival in this region as Lizzie dives with tiger sharks, manta rays, and nomadic turtles.
Low tide exposes a band of shore called the intertidal zone. Its a place of stunning extremes, attacked by hurricane force waves and exposed to baking heat. Creatures here have evolved in countless bizarre ways. Scientists explore this alien realm.
Its a critical time for two black rhinos in Zambia. Four year old female Apson and fourteen year old bull Kango are at the core of a complex relocation mission thats part of a grand plan to save a species.
Deep in Kafue National Park, the largest and wildest protected area in Zambia, a team of biologists and vets from the Zambian Carnivore Programme ZCP races against time to save and protect Africas apex predators.