2024-10-23
Explore the ways that animals use play, including young gibbons in Thailand that practice falling from branches, elderly macaques that preserve their brains with playtime, and games that sharpen the profound intelligence of African elephants.
Birds of prey are amazing hunters. Their adaptations allow them to catch a wide range of prey in a variety of environments. This is a look at some of the most fearsome North American birds of prey.
Climb into a realm of thin air and towering rock. Tag along as mythical monkeys battle for a winter food stash, sing along with lemurs in a fruitfilled tree canopy, and watch an aromatic tree bring together blossom and possum in a moonlit tryst.
Travel to the Arctic for a peek at the brutal challenges of life in the boreal forest, then admire some stellar animal adaptations. Witness a secret reindeer superpower, navigate a rodent labyrinth of snow, and learn why moose are gourmets at heart.
Cheer as young gladiators earn their stripes in the dense tropical forests of the Americas. Stand back as a poison dart frog launches a toxic barrage, observe a jaguarcaiman turf war, and see a hungry coati cross paths with a defensive tarantula.
The plains and woodlands of the Luangwa Valley are the wildest and most merciless of all neighborhoods where duels between predator and prey are played out both day and night. For the animals that call this home, its a daily battle to stay alive.
As the dry season begins, thousands of animals are making their way to the Acacia Loop. Each must establish their place in the pecking order and avoid the dangerous residents who are all too willing to make a meal of the unwary.
Join the vet and his team in saving a massive sea lion caught in a plastic noose, and then visit the Rescue Center, where a harbor seal pup may lose its eyesight and a baby sea otter needs a risky but lifesaving surgery.
Young hyenas compete in tug of war, mischievous parrots play at picking apart tourists cars, and Atlantic spotted dolphins enjoy sophisticated social games amid seaweedall following specific rules that hone social bonds.
Climb into a realm of thin air and towering rock. Tag along as mythical monkeys battle for a winter food stash, sing along with lemurs in a fruitfilled tree canopy, and watch an aromatic tree bring together blossom and possum in a moonlit tryst.
Travel to the Arctic for a peek at the brutal challenges of life in the boreal forest, then admire some stellar animal adaptations. Witness a secret reindeer superpower, navigate a rodent labyrinth of snow, and learn why moose are gourmets at heart.
Take a deep dive into the teeming waters of the Hauraki Gulf, near Auckland, New Zealand, and explore a true paradise for ocean creatures. Catch a glimpse of a stealthy manta ray, enjoy dolphin antics, and admire a kaleidoscope of tropical fish.
The plains and woodlands of the Luangwa Valley are the wildest and most merciless of all neighborhoods where duels between predator and prey are played out both day and night. For the animals that call this home, its a daily battle to stay alive.
As the dry season begins, thousands of animals are making their way to the Acacia Loop. Each must establish their place in the pecking order and avoid the dangerous residents who are all too willing to make a meal of the unwary.
Join the vet and his team in saving a massive sea lion caught in a plastic noose, and then visit the Rescue Center, where a harbor seal pup may lose its eyesight and a baby sea otter needs a risky but lifesaving surgery.
Climb into a realm of thin air and towering rock. Tag along as mythical monkeys battle for a winter food stash, sing along with lemurs in a fruitfilled tree canopy, and watch an aromatic tree bring together blossom and possum in a moonlit tryst.
Travel to the Arctic for a peek at the brutal challenges of life in the boreal forest, then admire some stellar animal adaptations. Witness a secret reindeer superpower, navigate a rodent labyrinth of snow, and learn why moose are gourmets at heart.
Cheer as young gladiators earn their stripes in the dense tropical forests of the Americas. Stand back as a poison dart frog launches a toxic barrage, observe a jaguarcaiman turf war, and see a hungry coati cross paths with a defensive tarantula.