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Follows the last baboons of Table Mountain as they have become a plague; the residents are split between sympathy and rage.

Uniquely diverse and ancient people coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in the world.

Many animals need a strong sense of sight to capture their prey; cats can see at night and birds of prey can catch their quarry from immense heights.

Many animals rely on their pronounced hearing in their daily struggle for survival, such as moths escaping a bat attack; most animals have a much more sensitive ear than humans.

Animals, like humans, depend on their sense of touch in various situations, like bears in Alaska tracking down salmon and crocodiles knowing when their prey is approaching.

Examining how things taste, and how vital scent is from the animal perspective; an animal's sense of smell will also detect the scent of odorants carried through the air.

Certain animals have some crazy looking sense organs; every feature has a special purpose that has evolved to ensure the survival of the animal.

Animals have sense organs with which they can recognize electromagnetic fields; they can feel when an earthquake is approaching and sharks can track their prey.

Animals have sense organs with which they can recognize electromagnetic fields; they can feel when an earthquake is approaching and sharks can track their prey.

Living beings have an internal biological clock, modeled on the famous circadian rhythm of night and day and running over a period of 24 hours; this rhythm is particularly evident in the cicada, lizards, bears and Arctic ground squirrels.

The sea hosts an enormous quantity of species of fish, mammals, and crustaceans that have unique mechanisms to withstand pressure, low temperatures, and total darkness of the seabed.

Some animals have crazy looking sense organs, but every feature has a special purpose that has evolved to ensure the survival of the animal.

Some animals have adapted perfectly to the darkness and can avoid dangers; owls can hear soft sounds from far away; bats orient themselves using echolocation.

Animals that live underground have developed keen senses to find their way around. Wombats have excellent hearing to compensate for their very small eyes. The mole is almost completely blind, but uses its nose to get along.

Animals use all of their senses to communicate, to attract partners, discourage predators, and deceive their prey; they send messages without needing words.

Taking a journey from the highest peaks of the Bernese Alps to a finish at the Rhine Falls.

The ibex, marmot, and European adder have all developed strategies to survive the alpine winter.

African Savannah regions support a much greater diversity of wildlife than temperate grasslands.

Exploring how animals developed over time and generations their own medicine and health care strategies and how have these may have been passed onto early humans.

Exploring Antarctica, one of the world's most beautiful, yet inhospitable, landscapes.

Follows the last baboons of Table Mountain as they have become a plague; the residents are split between sympathy and rage.

The love story between chickens and humans has lasted for over 5000 years; today, there are over 19 billion chickens on Earth, three times more than human beings and more than any other bird species.

Orchards are unique ecosystems; as seasons change, there is an interplay of nature, man and animal.

Driven out of his pack, a young wolf must face his fate alone and try to survive in a world ruled by man.

The most spectacular senses help animals rule their environment; the champions of the animal world reveal their special weapons and abilities.

Finland is a country of geographic and cultural transition between Russia and Scandinavia.

Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland is a volcanic island with a magnificent environment.

Lapland, or Sápmi, is divided mainly between Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Animals adapt through a series of small and random mutations to compete more effectively for food, water and space. Certain creatures have gone through different processes in order to evolve into what they are today.

Techniques big cats use to help them win the race of life.

A look at how desert animals have evolved to withstand the extreme heat and lack of water, while exploring the history of scorpions.

A look at how elephants survive on a strict plant-and-vegetable-based diet, as they explore the African Savannah and fight thousands of battles every day.