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Browse 54 movies from Nat Geo Wild
A series of shark attacks that happened in the same patch of ocean, the remote islands of the Whitsunday in Australia.
Jul 2021
Big-cat expert Boone Smith tracks pumas in Patagonia, but the tables are turned when a big cat starts to stalk him.
Nov 2018
Enter the harsh and unforgiving Kalahari and follow a lion pride attempt to save their threatened bloodline.
Oct 2017
David Attenborough narrates the intimate story of a leopard mother and her two cubs. This very special family must survive in the wilds of Botswana alongside some less-than-friendly neighbours: lions, wild dogs and hyenas. The competition for food is tough, and if they are going to make it they must learn a new skill - they must learn to fish. This is an epic family drama. With them every step of the way is local cameraman Brad Bestelink. Brad's 18-month journey following the lives of these secretive big cats offers a rare glimpse into an otherwise hidden world
Feb 2015
“On the Road with Elephants” accompanies herds in Kenya, India and Mali through their everyday lives and provides unique insights into the world of elephants.
Aug 2017
Winter is here. Ready or not, creatures big and small endure the harshest and most unforgiving season on the planet. Some cling to life in these bitter months…while others see opportunity on the ice. In this one-hour special, wildlife around the globe fights tooth and nail to survive the winter season, against a striking frozen backdrop.
Dec 2016
In a remote region on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, a lush landscape characterized by volcanoes meets tropical dry forest. Right there is a very special beach where two completely different species meet: Sea turtles meet jaguars. This has spectacular consequences for both sides and their environment. The two animals form an alliance that is as surprising as it is unintentional. The predator suddenly becomes a protector.
Feb 2025
Aug 2023
In 2009, the underwater world around the Central Polynesian Sporades in the eastern Pacific was intact. But a few years later, the corals died massively. Now they have recovered.
Jun 2024
Crocodile or alligator: who is more dangerous and who deserves the title of true king of the swamps?
Mar 2017
Wherever you look - they are everywhere. Raccoons have reconquered North America. Cunning and skillful, they live in close proximity to humans. They have long since adapted to modern civilization. Their sly behavior sometimes leads to remarkable events. The gray fellows with the black mask climb onto roofs, break into houses or plunder containers. But as cute as they look: Not only sometimes do they cause enormous damage.
In Sierra Leone chimps are struggling. After civil war and Ebola, they are not a priority. The race is on to bring them back from the brink. Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary is doing that. For the chimps the mission is simple. Find your personality, find your place in a troop, and find a way to live. This is an intimate, harrowing and heart-warming story told through the evolving and enchanting lives of individual chimp characters fighting to survive.
Hippos and crocs have lived side by side for millennia, but are they cozy bedfellows or arch-enemies? One is a hefty herbivore, the other is the most successful freshwater predator on the planet, so how do they manage to survive together in the same habitat? They each have a unique arsenal of attributes honed by centuries of evolution; muscle power, bite force and ferocious dentition give them the edge in their environment. But once a year, their peaceful semi-aquatic existence turns into a battle for survival.
Apr 2014
Giant spiders, voracious blobs and swamp things are the stuff of horror movies - but these creepy killers are real!
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Iran's Wild Side offers a rare look into Iran 's wondrous wildlife and nature. This documentary features the marvels of this little-known land, nested in the Middle East . From the hot arid deserts and their shifting sands, to the breath-taking snow-capped mountains and their unique inhabitants, and to the lush greenery of mangroves and their unusual creatures, Iran is a land cloaked in mystery and extremes
Mar 2019
Most people in the world who know a domestic cat understand the wild look in their pet's eye. This film looks at those thinly veiled behaviors between domestic cats and their wild cousins and ancestors, specifically to draw those parallels and to explain to 'owners' what they are seeing when they watch their cat. There are scenes of cats leaping, landing, running up trees like leopards and all the behaviors we are used to seeing in domestic cats, but drawn exactly from their wild equivalent
Feb 2017
It's hard work being the world's biggest dragon on Rinca island. Competition is so fierce, and the global temperature slowly rising
Jan 2024
Previous attempts to find the giant squid have largely failed. Armed with state-of-the-art cameras and some new theories, a scientific team encounter some of the most unbelievable scenes nature has to offer and finally shine a light on this elusive creature.
Mar 2010
Apr 2025
In the far reaches of the North, wolf and bear come head to head. Winter has been long. The melting ice reveal scattered carcasses in the Swamp: a feast worth fighting for. The bears must fatten up before Winter comes again, the wolves must strengthen their pack. The Swamp has been their battleground for decades, who will rule the North?