Curiosity Channel

Forests are dense, dark habitats, a realm of shadows, ideal for predators to stalk, whether its mink on the forest floor, goshawks in the canopy.

The endless plains of East Africa is a paradise for lions. The most social of all cats, lions form prides that are unlike any other animals.

'S1/E2 - Part Two: The Next Generation'. We discover all the ingenious ways that insects track down mates and how they give the next generation the best start in life.

'S1/E1 - Origins'. The Pleistocene Era, when packs of saber-tooths ruled. The arrival of the new cats, early snow leopards, cheetahs, and jaguars, marked a turning point.

'S1/E2 - Journey To Land'. Life evolved in the sea, in a water-bound planet, but landmasses slowly appeared and aquatic life began to explore different ways to colonize it.

'S1/E3 - Rise Of the Giants'. It took a long time for vertebrates to really take over the land, but once they did, there was no turning back.

The jaguar is the third largest of the big cats, and pound for pound the most powerful. Our jaguar patrols a home range of over one hundred square kilometres in Brazil.

Forests are dense, dark habitats, a realm of shadows, ideal for predators to stalk, whether its mink on the forest floor, goshawks in the canopy.

'S1/E3 - Part Three: Hive Minds'. The evolution of super-colonies allowed social insects to dominate the planet. We show how they arose and why they're so important to our own survival.

'S1/E2 - World Domination'. The era of the sabretooth and many other Pleistocene creatures comes to an end.

'S1/E3 - Rise Of the Giants'. It took a long time for vertebrates to really take over the land, but once they did, there was no turning back.

'S1/E4 - Mammal Takeover'. With the passing of the dinosaurs, a land of opportunity was laid bare for the little mammals that had scampered about their feet.

Jungles contain up to 90% of the world's plant and animal species: flowering plants, trees, birds, fungi, reptiles, fish. Their range and beauty are absolutely staggering.

The jaguar is the third largest of the big cats, and pound for pound the most powerful. Our jaguar patrols a home range of over one hundred square kilometres in Brazil.

'S1/E1 - Origins'. The Pleistocene Era, when packs of saber-tooths ruled. The arrival of the new cats, early snow leopards, cheetahs, and jaguars, marked a turning point.