2024-09-12
Another seasonal change unfolds. The Northern Hemisphere moves into autumn, while Australia witnesses a rebirth of life, and mating humpbacks fill the warming tropical seas of Tonga. (Repeat).
Examining a forest's constant state of regeneration that allows for animals like wolves, elk, moose and caribou to survive in the Rockies. (Repeat).
Hope treats a wounded bald eagle. (Repeat).
Meet the zoo's most famous celebrity, a 1-year-old giant panda cub named Bao Bao. Feeding her and her parents Tian Tian and Mei Xiang is a full-time job. Bao Bao's first birthday is celebrated with an ice-and-fruit birthday cake. (Repeat).
A look at the task of raising a healthy red panda cub; how to feed a group of rambunctious teenage lions; and what do you feed a blind elderly sea lion with health challenges? At the Smithsonian National Zoo it is all in a day's work. (Repeat).
Maxwell goes missing, causing panic. Later, Zak releases a vulture. (Repeat).
Harbour seals, barred owls and even a crow all come in for help, but with a new season, Hope and her team anticipate the arrival of the first fawn any day. (Repeat).
Many prey like bison and elk benefit from social living because larger groups often mean more eyes looking out for danger. So why do some predators also favor this approach? Delve into the dynamics of group living in one of North America's most rugged environments: the Rocky Mountains. (Repeat).
A coyote is hunted; Hope seeks a new home for the ravens who are now unwelcome at the rehab center. (Repeat).
Spotlighting North America's largest zoo kitchen, where a team of personal chefs cater to some very picky customers, including endangered orangutans, a pack of wolves, and a komodo dragon. (Repeat).
Talk about healthy appetites! The National Zoo keeps its animals well fed with farm-fresh bamboo and hay by growing its own—one of the only zoos in North America to go to this extreme. It's a daily feat tending to hundreds of acres of crops. (Repeat).
Many prey like bison and elk benefit from social living because larger groups often mean more eyes looking out for danger. So why do some predators also favor this approach? Delve into the dynamics of group living in one of North America's most rugged environments: the Rocky Mountains. (Repeat).
A coyote is hunted; Hope seeks a new home for the ravens who are now unwelcome at the rehab center. (Repeat).
Spotlighting North America's largest zoo kitchen, where a team of personal chefs cater to some very picky customers, including endangered orangutans, a pack of wolves, and a komodo dragon. (Repeat).
Talk about healthy appetites! The National Zoo keeps its animals well fed with farm-fresh bamboo and hay by growing its own—one of the only zoos in North America to go to this extreme. It's a daily feat tending to hundreds of acres of crops. (Repeat).
As the sun disappears behind the horizon everything changes for life on Earth. The sun's great power; its light and heat, are lost. (Repeat).
What it takes to be the leader of the pack. Following wolf, deer, rhino, and lion families as each alpha male or female takes on responsibilities, leadership, and cultural transmission, affecting whether the group thrives or dies. (Repeat).
Featuring the Oceanic White-tip shark, called "the most dangerous of all sharks." In two disasters during WWII, 1000 sailors perished in its jaws. Unique hunting behavior is filmed for the first time. (Repeat).
As the sun disappears behind the horizon everything changes for life on Earth. The sun's great power; its light and heat, are lost. (Repeat).
What it takes to be the leader of the pack. Following wolf, deer, rhino, and lion families as each alpha male or female takes on responsibilities, leadership, and cultural transmission, affecting whether the group thrives or dies. (Repeat).
New England is the stage for the most incredible color change on earth, as the vivid greens of summer give way to the golds and reds of autumn. (Repeat).
A mysterious new orphan shows up at the school and it's not an orangutan. (Repeat).
Another seasonal change unfolds. The Northern Hemisphere moves into autumn, while Australia witnesses a rebirth of life, and mating humpbacks fill the warming tropical seas of Tonga. (Repeat).