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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
A series of shark attacks that happened in the same patch of ocean, the remote islands of the Whitsunday in Australia.
Jul 2021
Jan 2017
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
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
The saltwater crocodile , the largest reptile there dominates the rivers and estuaries of northern Australia . It is an example of adaptability and strength, success and longevity. Year after year adapting to their harsh environment and he faces every challenge reaffirming his reign in its territory.
Dec 2010
Aug 2023
There is a beach in Costa Rica that challenges what we think we know about big cats. Americas largest cat, the jaguar, is hunting an unusual prey; sea turtles.
Nov 2018
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?
Mar 2019
Jul 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
Big-cat expert Boone Smith tracks pumas in Patagonia, but the tables are turned when a big cat starts to stalk him.
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
A high-tech autopsy on a Nile crocodile unlocks secrets behind its hunting prowess.
Jun 2015
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
Enter the harsh and unforgiving Kalahari and follow a lion pride attempt to save their threatened bloodline.
Oct 2017
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.
Nov 2009
The rugged coast of our biggest state harbors the most incredible wildlife in America. This is the story of the creatures that endure this harsh reality along the shoreline Alaskas life on the edge.
Jun 2019