NatGeo Wild

The dunes and deserts of Africa are a land where only the toughest can survive - through wits, brawn and true killer talents, these are some of Africa's deadliest.

The more predators there are, the better their chances and the bigger the prey. A solo lion can't kill a giraffe, but a pride will pull it down.

The big cats' size, camouflage and hunting strategies may vary, but they're all deadly. Meet these fascinating, agile and dangerous creatures.

The dunes and deserts of Africa are a land where only the toughest can survive - through wits, brawn and true killer talents, these are some of Africa's deadliest.

From terrifyingly powerful Nile crocodiles lying in wait to fierce battles between hippo bulls, Africa's waterholes set the stage for the continent's greatest spectacles.

Southern Africa's Bushveld region is home to the icons of the African continent - it's an untamed wilderness where ancient battles for survival play out on a grand scale.

Adult lions are 400 pounds of muscle, teeth and claw - lion cubs are four pounds of blind, toothless fluff. Follow the transformation of a cub into a killer.

The crocodile is the world's largest reptilian predator, but it takes years of intensive training to learn to be lethal. Follow the transformation of a hatchling into a killer.

Built for the Kill: Grizzly Bear follows the transformation of a helpless cub into an accomplished killer, exposing real life and death struggles in dramatic second-by-second detail.

The wolf hones its hunting skills over about two years of intensive training-and the lessons are hard. Only the strongest survive to become leader of the pack.

The hyena, much maligned and misunderstood, is no slobbering scavenger. It's a calculating killer: as smart as a primate, as lethal as a lion.

An amped-up Angus sends Dr Pol airborne while pushy pigs, an energetic husky and a skydiving Santa keep the rest of the vets moving.

The winners and losers in nature's savage battles for breeding rights, territory and food can be determined by one misjudged moment.

In the animal kingdom, the name of the game is kill or be killed - these predators use their Killer Animal Tactics to terrorise and take down prey.

A huge python needs rescuing and another caller has a lucky escape from a deadly viper.

The team takes two deadly black mamba calls - as Sioux and Mbali catch three snakes in one go, Simon bails a wolf snake out of a police station.

While Animal Control shadows Dr. Pol around town, the vets treat a cat's creepy leg wound and a German Shepherd so sick she can barely walk.

The big cats' size, camouflage and hunting strategies may vary, but they're all deadly. Meet these fascinating, agile and dangerous creatures.

A new world teeming with predators is revealed as stealthy jaguars prowl, army ants swarm and tarantulas bring down rodent prey, all as 2.5 million square miles of rainforest emerge from the folds.

The more predators there are, the better their chances and the bigger the prey. A solo lion can't kill a giraffe, but a pride will pull it down.

The dunes and deserts of Africa are a land where only the toughest can survive - through wits, brawn and true killer talents, these are some of Africa's deadliest.

From terrifyingly powerful Nile crocodiles lying in wait to fierce battles between hippo bulls, Africa's waterholes set the stage for the continent's greatest spectacles.

Southern Africa's Bushveld region is home to the icons of the African continent - it's an untamed wilderness where ancient battles for survival play out on a grand scale.

If hippos, elephants, buffalo and other huge animals are not being targeted by gangs of smaller predators, they're fighting amongst themselves.

The dunes and deserts of Africa are a land where only the toughest can survive - through wits, brawn and true killer talents, these are some of Africa's deadliest.

From terrifyingly powerful Nile crocodiles lying in wait to fierce battles between hippo bulls, Africa's waterholes set the stage for the continent's greatest spectacles.

Canyonlands is the little known jewel of the American national parks, but this rugged terrain is a more than a pretty picture - it is a history book of time.

National Geographic Television joins a rare scientific odyssey to explore the Canyon's entire 277-mile length and examine its mysteries.

A family of wild dogs looks for a safe place to raise six tiny puppies, but the sanctuary they seek is filled with potential predators.

We follow the animals living in Chile from the cold waters of Tierra Del Fuego and the Antarctic Peninsula to the frozen Patagonian steppe.

Orcas on the hunt, penguins and right whales protecting their young, and foxes patrolling the beaches - Argentina's Atlantic coastline is as dynamic as it is dangerous.

A family of wild dogs looks for a safe place to raise six tiny puppies, but the sanctuary they seek is filled with potential predators.

We follow the animals living in Chile from the cold waters of Tierra Del Fuego and the Antarctic Peninsula to the frozen Patagonian steppe.

In the South, strong westerlies bring rains that create rich green Valdivian forests which carpet the neotropic ecozone.

The Komodo Dragon has captured our imaginations for over a century, yet we are only now uncovering some of its most incredible secrets.

It's hard work being the world's biggest dragon on Rinca island. Competition is so fierce, and the global temperature slowly rising.

Welcome to the weird world of alien invaders. From zombie moose, to a louse that replaces the tongue of a fish and a parasite that takes over the eyestalks of a snail.

To survive, sometimes taking over another animal is the only way to get ahead.

A family of wild dogs looks for a safe place to raise six tiny puppies, but the sanctuary they seek is filled with potential predators.

We follow the animals living in Chile from the cold waters of Tierra Del Fuego and the Antarctic Peninsula to the frozen Patagonian steppe.

After four months of hibernation, the male prairie dogs in northern New Mexico emerge. As the females continue to sleep, the males compete for supremacy outside.

The warm weather has officially overtaken New Mexico, and that means that it's officially mating season.

A spectacular journey into the remote African bushveld, one of the wildest and deadliest environments on the planet and home to the titans of the African continent.

Africa's grasslands stretch out in seemingly endless seas of green and shimmering gold on an immense scale.

Botswana is a land of epic beauty where the wildlife itself shapes the land. Every animal builds, maintains, and renovates their structures.

South Africa's West Coast: an unforgiving and volatile world pummelled by icy Atlantic waters and buffeted by howling winds.

Africa's grasslands stretch out in seemingly endless seas of green and shimmering gold on an immense scale.

In this place of immense beauty, wonder and contrast, all that live here are gifted with unique adaptations in order to survive.

Mbali attempts to catch her first black mamba and Simon and Sioux head to India to rescue some of the world's deadliest snakes.

A huge python needs rescuing and another caller has a lucky escape from a deadly viper.

Will Simon's apprentice earn her snake-catching stripes? She must first catch a venomous boomslang and then assist Sioux with a feisty black mamba.

As the great flood rides in on the sand, there's an explosion of new life as the Okavango Delta is transformed into a water wonderland.

The savannah crosses twenty-five countries and is home to millions of animals. Here herbivores and carnivores are caught in a constant struggle.

One can see them from distances of up to 30km - like a mumbling and bubbling volcano ready to erupt, a glowing cloud rises from the Earth...

Africa's most iconic animals were coined 'The Big Five' by trophy hunters - see these amazing creatures battle the elements and each other to survive.

An amazing edge-of-your-seat journey across the globe to witness some of the best and bloodiest battles in nature first-hand.

Dr Oakley scrambles to save a dog after it ingests human supplements, operates on a deer's suspicious lump, and removes the eye of an alpaca.

The Oakleys treat an electrocuted sloth, track an elusive tapir, and release rescued animals back into the wild.

A journey across Africa exploring the continent's most iconic and deadliest predators, an awe-inspiring display of the fierce everyday battles fought in the wild.

Simon and Sioux attempt to rescue India's 'big four' deadliest snakes - the spectacled cobra, Russell's viper, the saw-scaled viper and the common krait.

Will Simon's apprentice earn her snake-catching stripes? She must first catch a venomous boomslang and then assist Sioux with a feisty black mamba.

The vets treat a shih tzu's bizarre sores, tackle a choking horse, diagnose a starving iguana, and survey a menagerie of peculiar pets.

The best safari sightings, all in one place. Epic encounters, amazing behaviour and fascinating info on a game-drive of a lifetime.

Dr Oakley scrambles to save a dog after it ingests human supplements, operates on a deer's suspicious lump, and removes the eye of an alpaca.

There is plenty of room to grow and hide in Alaska - from the lowly murderous mosquito to the impressive bald eagle, these are the big and small of Alaskan beasts.

Simon, Sioux and Mbali face their biggest challenge yet - a global snake crisis. Snake and people numbers are increasing, and they must save both.

The team are called in to catch one of their biggest-ever mambas that is found hiding in a storeroom.

A cat's wounded eye hides a surprise, a lame donkey needs help, and a prized goat breaks her leg. From quirky to jaw dropping, the vets see it all!

Alaska's wild waters are home to some of the deadliest seafarers on the planet. Fanged and fierce jaws surface from the sea and unleash their fury on the waterways.

America's biggest state harbours some of its deadliest animal killers. Alaska's deadliest thrive in one of America's last wild frontiers.