2024-10-01
Alison Cronin and her colleagues prepare to transport an overweight orangutan from South Africa back to the Monkey World rescue centre in Dorset. The task poses plenty of logistical challenges, but matters are further complicated when the experts discover the creature has developed unusual habits.
The broadcaster explores the Galapagos, a collection of volcanic islands in the Pacific known for its extraordinary wildlife. More than 150 years after Charles Darwin formulated his ground-breaking theory of evolution on the remote archipelago, Attenborough explains how life on the islands has continued to evolve in biological isolation, examining how the ever-changing volcanic landscape has given
Ebony Plain: Life and death unfold on the Luangwa Valley's busy grasslands, a home to warthogs, troops of baboons and a solitary leopard.
Experts test the limits with jaguar cub Frida, as she hones her survival skills in Brazil's Caiman Lodge Reserve.
Places around the world that are home to great biodiversity, beginning with Borneo, home to hundreds of animals and plants, and where every year more species are discovered.
The naturalist concludes his exploration of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London, by examining plants that have evolved to minimise their dependence on water, enabling them to survive in the world's driest environments. He witnesses a cactus blooming at midnight, tells the story of the spectacular flowering of the Agave franzosinii, and visits the Millennium Seed Bank, a facility designed
Secret Life of the Emu: Explore the topsy-turvy world of emus, in which females call the shots, eggs are green and men do all the work when it comes to raising the young.
The broadcaster explores the Galapagos, a collection of volcanic islands in the Pacific known for its extraordinary wildlife. More than 150 years after Charles Darwin formulated his ground-breaking theory of evolution on the remote archipelago, Attenborough explains how life on the islands has continued to evolve in biological isolation, examining how the ever-changing volcanic landscape has given
Ebony Plain: Life and death unfold on the Luangwa Valley's busy grasslands, a home to warthogs, troops of baboons and a solitary leopard.
A fish cleans a shark's pearly white teeth, two giraffes have a cuddle and a monkey shows off his toolbox.
Monkey Garden: Venture deep into the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland. There, nature spins a great web of diversity, from capuchin monkeys to the lowland tapir.
Yukon Wild: The vast Yukon is famous for its winding river. In it, thousands of salmon make the perilous trip to reach their spawning beds, dodging predators along the way.
The experts face unexpected problems at the airport as they prepare to fly Oshine to the UK, leaving them struggling to keep the overweight orangutan calm. Back at Monkey World, a baby chimpanzee tries to take advantage of its privileged position and capuchin monkeys get to grips with frozen fruit.
Oshine has an eventful first night in the orangutan nursery, and Jeremy Keeling realises helping the new arrival settle in will not be a straightforward task. There is also exciting news at the woolly monkey house, and Hanyana and the chimpanzees are released into their revamped enclosure for the first time.
The work of a rescue centre in Canada founded by Hope Swinimer that rehabilitates more than 1,000 animals every year. Hope's first orphaned mammal arrives earlier than ever and a mysterious patient from last year is back.
Bird Paradise: Every year, the southern wetlands of the Pantanal become a bird paradise, as over 650 incredible species congregate there for breeding season.
Sky To Sea: The Sonoran Desert is a forgotten, foreboding place. With its towering volcanic peaks and almost other-worldly craters, its conditions push animal life to the limit.
The Hungry Leopard: Kamuti is a wise old leopard. She's reigned over two square miles of prime territory in the Luangwa Valley for 10 years. But now she's in trouble.
Sea lion Lola takes her first chaotic steps into a macho battlefield on Argentina's coast.
The experts face unexpected problems at the airport as they prepare to fly Oshine to the UK, leaving them struggling to keep the overweight orangutan calm. Back at Monkey World, a baby chimpanzee tries to take advantage of its privileged position and capuchin monkeys get to grips with frozen fruit.
Oshine has an eventful first night in the orangutan nursery, and Jeremy Keeling realises helping the new arrival settle in will not be a straightforward task. There is also exciting news at the woolly monkey house, and Hanyana and the chimpanzees are released into their revamped enclosure for the first time.
The work of a rescue centre in Canada founded by Hope Swinimer that rehabilitates more than 1,000 animals every year. Hope's first orphaned mammal arrives earlier than ever and a mysterious patient from last year is back.
Bird Paradise: Every year, the southern wetlands of the Pantanal become a bird paradise, as over 650 incredible species congregate there for breeding season.
Sky To Sea: The Sonoran Desert is a forgotten, foreboding place. With its towering volcanic peaks and almost other-worldly craters, its conditions push animal life to the limit.