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Inside Patagonia’s Impenetrable Ice Fortress
Few people have ever been this close to the stunning San Rafael glacier — the fastest calving glacier in the world.
Baby Tortoises Grow Up in the Galapagos
Discover how scientists track the turtles of Galapagos National Park to give them the best chance of living full, healthy lives — of up to 150 years or more!
The Perfect Skyscape
It’s impossible to feel alone under a blanket of stars.
The Journey to Dark Skies
For astrophotographer Antoine Ribaut, the fight against light pollution means carving his very own telescope lenses.
The Search for the Perfect Night Sky
In total darkness and without any light pollution, it’s possible to see 7-8 thousand stars. Let the night sky take your breath away with astrophotographers Antoine Ribaut and Amber Terranova.
Wildlife Film Crew Encounter Poachers
While tracking gorillas in the Congo, a ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’ camera crew were forced to abandon their shoot and flee through the jungle in the middle of the night.
Sir David Attenborough’s Search for Orangutan
The naturalist recounts the changes he’s witnessed to Borneo’s tropical forests — home to the endangered orangutan.
Radio Collars for African Wild Dogs
These special radio collars are saving African wild dogs’ lives.
Close Walrus Encounter
These inquisitive walruses were eager for some camera time!
Nature’s Most Dramatic Plotlines
There’s no better storyteller than nature.
All Aboard for an Epic Boat Journey
Explore the tricked-out boat ‘The Hunt’ crew used to film elusive deep-sea predators.
Creating ‘The Hunt’ Musical Score
Oscar-winning composer Steven Price (‘Gravity’) on how to score nature scenes.
Behind the Scenes with Komodo Dragons
Would you have the guts to get up close and personal with these dangerous predators?
How to Film Chimpanzees
The ‘Dynasties’ team spent two years with David, the Marlon Brando of chimps.
How to Do Laundry in the Wild
Warning: While washing your shirt, you may share a pool with some interesting friends.
500 Hours Underwater
It takes weeks underwater to find and film the fascinating animals of the deep.
Rare Sperm Whale Cam Footage
Suction cup cameras provided the ‘Blue Planet II’ crew with a whole new perspective of a sperm whale family.
Underwater With the Biggest Animal on Earth
Filming a blue whale feeding underwater is not for the faint of heart.
Slow Motion Puffin Theft
See how ‘Blue Planet II’ cameramen used special slow-motion cameras to capture high-speed, bird-on-bird theft!
Filming Tigers from an Elephant
This ingenious crew took their cameras atop elephants to follow tigers into the forest.
Filming First: Blue Whale Hunting
In the words of ‘The Hunt’ cameraman: “It was the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever seen”
The Life of a Wildlife Filmmaker
Giant spiders, brutal weather conditions, and hours and hours of waiting are all worth it for the moments of pure animal magic.
Stories of Life, Death, and Power
Dynasties’ Producer Mike Gunton takes us behind the scenes of nature’s most dramatic stories.
Straightscope Cameras in the Reefs
It took a very special camera stytem to film the lives of the creatures of the reefs.
How to Army Ant Proof Your Boots
Note these tricks of the trade to avoid painful ant bites!
How the Seas Are Changing
Over four years of filming, the ‘Blue Planet II’ crew witnessed key changes in the world’s oceans.
How to Film a Sperm Whale Dive
Sperm whales can dive up to 3,280 feet deep. Meet the underwater cameraman who managed to capture this split-level footage..
Polar Bear Invades Camp
Oy! A very hungry polar bear treated himself to the crew’s bacon, sour cream, yogurt, and more.
Incoming: Grizzly Bear!
Better safe than sorry! The ‘Planet Earth II’ crew relied on multiple bear saftey precautions during filming.
A Tiny Hero of the Sahara
Meet the tiny little dung beetle that could.
Femme Fatale Firefly Sets Trap
Watch a opportunistic Photuris firely set a trap behind a spider’s web.
Cicada Zombie March
This periodical cicada swarm is the largest insect invasion on the planet.
Insects Spraying for Protection
These insects pack potent chemical weapons to protect against predators.
Fascinating Darwin Bark Spider Facts
These spiders’ silk is the toughest natural fiber on the entire planet.
Brilliant Hornbills Hunt for Bats
Using their binocular vision and precision beaks, hornbills successfully catch bats for dinner — for the first time ever caught on camera!
Jungle Cat Mom Uses Super-Senses
With hungry kittens to feed, a Margay cat prowls the jungle at night.
Sloth Climbs At Top Speed
She’s very slow and very determined. Watch a sloth’s journey to a juicy clump of fresh leaves.
Meet Orangutan Bachelor Alfred
Is expert jungle traveler Alfred destined for life in the orangutan lonely hearts club?
Lowland Gorilla Growing Pains
The jungle is these lowland gorilla’s playground.
Best Dressed in the Jungle
In Sing-Sing, New Guinea it’s the most eye-catching who get the most attention.
An Alpha Chimp’s Throne
Everyone wants to wear the crown.
Finding a Hidden Tiger Den
Like a true star, tigress Raj Behra chose a den no paparazzi could reach by car.
Cameraman Spends 10 Days in a Tree
This ‘Planet Earth II’ cameraman describes what it was like to camp out in the canopy.
Filming in an Ancient Bat Cave
The ‘Eden: Untamed Planet’ crew dodged thousands of roosting bats and millions of hungry cockroaches while filming inside a magnificent cave.
Nectar Craze: Hummingbirds vs. Bees
Hummingbirds must consume half their weight in nectar each day — plus compete with hungry bees!
The Beauty of a Storm
Experience a powerful storm alongside lions, sengis, and reptiles in the African grasslands.
Venus Flytrap Pollentation
Take a closeup look at what happens when venus flytraps call a temporary truce.
Venus Flytrap Attack
Watch how this deadly plant trap its prey.
The Radiant Damselfly
In Southern France, the Damselfly is on the hunt to find the most suitable mate for breeding.
An Insect’s Guide to Seduction
These giraffe-neck weevils go to impressive lengths to find a mate.
The Sounds of a Meadow
These busy grasses have their own special music.
Hanging Out at Baby Chimp Rescue!
Rescuers (and dogs!) bond with curious young chimps at Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection.
Close Encounters of the Animal Kind!
Meet the adorably curious animal stars of ‘Eden: Untamed Planet’, who got up close and very personal with the lucky crew.
Flying Squirrels Hunt for Truffles!
The ‘Eden’ crew films flying squirrels by night as they search for delicious truffles.
Zambia Animal Babies
In the Luangwa Valley, conditions are perfect for baby leopards, elephants, monkeys and more to take their very first steps in the world.
Desert Rain Frog Hunts by Night
While on the hunt for insects, this patient frog must be on the lookout for ambushes by other hidden predators.
Meerkats at the Rodeo!
While their babysitter naps on the job, two curious meerkats sneak out to a dangerous cattle ring.
Novice Meerkat Babysitters
It’s hard work to keep an eye on three rambunctious baby meerkat pups.
Young Meerkat Lovers Risk It All
The attraction is mutual between these two young meerkats. But will family come between them?
Meerkat Desert Boys’ Club
Mama meerkat Flint has found herself with a family full of rowdy boys!
Forbidden Love in the Manor
A young male meerkat enters enemy territory for a chance at love.
Naughty Lion Cubs on the Loose!
These playful young lion cubs annoy their sleep deprived parents in the grasslands.
Lizard and Hawk Play Hide-and-Seek
A hungry hawk chases a crafty lizard through cacti in the desert. Will it end in a successful hunt or a great escape?
Baby Chimps Learn to Use Tools
Young students at Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection learn to use rocks to crack open their food.
Snowshoe Hare Camouflage
The Yukon’s sneakiest residents are masters of disguise all year round.
Baby Otter Learns the Ropes
A mother otter keeps her pup warm and fluffy while teaching it how to hunt.
Mama Turtle Completes Epic Journey
A female turtle spends five long years returning to her birth site to lay hundreds of eggs of her own.
Californian Burrowing Owls Fall in Love
These adorable owls enjoy seasonal beetle delights and settle in for the breeding season.
Annual Penguin Mating Mixer
Emperor penguins — serial monogamists —move from ocean to ice to choose their mates for the year.
Gorgeous Owl on the Hunt
A hungry owl and a clever vole engage in a snowy game of cat and mouse.
The Naked Mole Rat Princess
This youngster has an important destiny to fulfill on the dangerous surface.
Flirtatious Rhinos
Will this young female rhino fall for a would-be mate’s eccentric style?
Drama at the Watering Hole
Baby ostriches dodge elephants, giraffes, zebras, and brawling lions while trying to quench their thirst.
Mountain Gorillas: Earth’s Largest Primates
This baby monkey’s ancestors have roamed Earth’s forests for millions of years.
Fantastic Wildebeest River Crossing
For this herd, the grass is always greener on the other side.
For the Love of Honey
A brave chimpanzee uses tools to break into a hidden beehive.
How Habitats Shape Predators
Why are cheetahs so fast? Why do tigers have stripes? Habitats force animals to adapt, and the results are fascinating.
Baby Turtle Beach Sprint
The last hatchling on the beach dodges predators from above and below on her way to the safety of the sea.
Chinstrap Penguins Raise Twin Chicks
These penguins gather on Deception Island, an active volcano, to breed.
Guanacos Grow Up in South America
Watch a gangly Guanaco calf take its very wobbly first steps.
Carmine Bee-Eater Cliffside Feast
These African birds treat themselves to a bee hive feast on the side of a cliff.
Film Crew Barely Escape Elephant Seal Fight
After facing the roughest seas in the world, the ‘Seven World, One Planet’ Antarctica crew found themselves in the middle of an elephant seal duel!
Eurasian Bear Cubs’ First Tree Climb
Practice makes perfect for these brown bear cubs of Finland.
Singing Belugas and Swimming Polar Bears
What better way to celebrate your birthday than with beluga whales and polar bears?
One Million-Year-Old Rock Carvings
Australia holds the largest concentration of prehistoric images in the world — including those of an ancient Tasmanian devil and the extinct Thylacine wolf.
Unusual Neighbors: Manatees and Alligators
At this Florida manatee hangout, youngsters get the chance to meet some unusually chilled-out reptiles.
Seal Pups Dance
Seal pups perform a playful dance in front of an audience of very unimpressed penguins.
Here Be Baby Dragons!
Otherwise known as “olms”, these creatures can go an entire decade without a meal.
Wild Hamsters Roam Cemetery
Graveside flowers are worth fighting for.
Flying Lemurs
The nickname “Flying Lemur” may be a bit misleading, but these Colugos are the masters of the glide.
Gosling Chicks and Fox Cubs
An arctic fox must hunt tirelessly to feed her seven pups.
Tibetan Fox and Pika Nemeses
Why the square face? Well, you’ll see.
Siamang Gibbons Send a Message
It starts with a duet and ends with a frenzied chorus. The message is clear: stay away from our territory!
Dolphin Tail Slapping
Here’s how to hunt in the shallowest of waters.
Dugon Sea Grazers
As the largest herbavores in the sea, dugons can eat an entire football field’s worth of sea grass in a single day.
Chokka Squid Capsules
In temperate seas, there are even more squid than fish.
Capercaillie Gladiators
These competing suitors only get one shot to impress a female.
Red Deer Antler Match
The rules are simple: winner takes all.
Mola Mola Reef Bath
With the help of angelfish, this oceanic wanderer rids itself of clingy parasites.
Inside Underwater Volcanos
Measured from the sea floor, some of these peaks are taller than Everest!
Vampire Squid from Hell
The weirdest deep sea creature in the world of the strange.
Amazon River Dolphins
These highly social boto dolphins use sonar and teamwork to navigate life in the murky water they call home.
Acrobatic Flat Lizards
The river holds a secret for any lizard willing to leap for it.
Panda in the Snow
When that bamboo diet doesn’t get you fat enough to hibernate…
Cichlid Fish Carry Babies in Mouth
It’s the best way to keep their young safe in busy tropical waters.
Penguin Chick Survival Skills
Within their first year of life, penguin chicks face many extraordinary hardships in the arctic.
Wild Bactrian Camels
Few animals can survive in the harshest desert in the world, but these rare Bactrian camels manage just fine.
Baboons Who Live in the Sky
The three-mile-high summits of the Ethiopian highlands are for expert climbers only: Gelada baboons.
Polar Bear Swims in the Open Sea
As their ice world disappears, polar bears have been known to swim up to 60 miles offshore in search of food.
Beaver Dam Building
The beavers of Yellowstone fell hundreds of cottonwood trees every year as they construct their homes.
Alaskan Animal Winter Prep
Tiny squirrels and giant bears alike must take great risks to prepare for winter.
Snow Owl Family Meal
There’s food in the tundra, if you know where to look.
Humpback Pod At Work
Watch how this humpback family works together to hunt off the coast of Alaska.
Caribou in Search of Mineral Salts
It’s easier to hide when there’s only two of you.
Arctic Ground Squirrel Mating Game
Love is in the air, and this Arctic ground squirrel doesn’t want to miss his first date!
Jellyfish Blooming Mahem
Simplicity is the key to a jellyfish’s success.
Swimming With Pigs
Pigs can’t fly, but they sure can swim!
The Most Dangerous Bird on Earth
The Southern cassowary is the closest animal we have to a living dinosaur.
Humpback Whales Bubble Net Fishing
Humpback whales use ingenious teamwork, bubbles and sound to trick herring to the surface.
Leopard vs. Porcupine
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Arctic Unicorn Secrets
Narwhals are some of the most mysterious and elusive animals in the oceans.
Lemur Seduction
Male lemurs woo females via the power of pheromones.
Creeping Jungle Plants
A fascinating look at how creeping plants anchor themselves in the search for sunlight.
Japanese Mud Skippers
These amphibious fish fight and mate on land.
The Mighty Sengi
This tiny female ‘elephant shrew’ outwits her enemies with cheetah like movements.
The Itty Bitty Brazilian Pygmy Gecko
Watch how this itty bitty floating lizard manages to survive in the rainforest despite its tiny stature.
Inside a Sea Snake Cave
Sea snakes breed in underwater caves and have some of the most toxic venom in the world.
Giant Bullfrog Combat
Male giant bullfrogs, which can weigh more than two pounds, battle it out during mating season.
Clownfish Life in the Anemone
The clownfish male is under constant surveillance by the female to ensure his egg-caring performance is up to par.
Cunning Capuchins
These clever monkeys have a brilliant strategy to gain access to food.
Polar Bear Cliff Walk
Brave? Yes. Insanely risky? Also yes.
High Flying Fish
These unique fish spread their wings and leave the ocean to escape predatory Dorados.
What’s Your Ethiopian Wolf Hunting Style?
Whether it’s playing the waiting game or facing a challenge head-on, everyone’s got their own unique style.
Beware the Land-Walking Octopus
Octopuses live and breathe underwater, but that doesn’t stop the Australian Abdopus from roaming on land, too.
The Lizard that Walks on Water
A human would need to run at 100 mph to do what the “Jesus Christ lizard” does easily!
Fascinating Harpy Eagle Facts
This muscular hunter can lift prey over half its own body weight.
Sneaky Jaipur Bandits
These fruit thieves are a vendor’s worst nightmare.
Hyperlapse: Hong Kong
The lights in this city of seven million are a sight behold.
A Chameleon’s Life in the Trees
Don’t climb another panther chameleon’s tree unless you’re looking for trouble!
Sand Dune Stealth Mode
What these ping-pong ball-sized moles lack in sight, they make up for in hearing.
Flying Draco Lizards
Draco lizards can glide over 100 feet with a single leap.
How to Wrangle Reindeer
This young woman must lead her herd on a perilous month long migration.
Fascinating Blue Whale Facts
The world’s largest animal can weigh up to 190 tons.
Inside an Active Volcano
These sulfur miners journey into one of the world’s most dangerous volcanic sites in Indonesia.
Fascinating Cheetah Facts
The fastest land animal on the planet, cheetahs can reach 58 mph while hunting.
Fascinating Brown Bear Facts
Alaskan brown bears get up to 90% of their annual energy during the coastal salmon run.
Fascinating Polar Bear Facts
A polar bear can smell a seal’s breathing hole from over a half a mile away.
Competitive Widowbird Mating Jumps
This young male widowbird figures out how to (literally) raise his game.
Octopus in a Shell Suit
Watch the first-ever footage of an octopus using shell armor to hide from a shark!
Cute Tiger Cubs Become Invisible Hunters
To survive in the forest, tiger cubs must learn to blend in.
The Keys to Wolf Pack Power
Bulk up, share, mind your manners and work on your speed!
To Catch a Hunter, Use a Hunter
The ‘Blue Planet II’ crew went old-school to film airborne Giant trevally in South Africa.
Chimpanzee Chain of Command
Which chimps have what it takes to climb the hierarchy?
Iceberg Mega-Dome Success
Discover how the ‘Blue Planet 2’ crew filmed a mother walrus and her pup using the UHD Mega-dome.
Orca Secret Weapon
A gathering of orca whales use fascinating teamwork to hunt herring.
Portuguese Man o’ War Sailing
One touch from this beautiful but deadly creature is enough to paralyze.
Painted Wolf Impala Hunt
Painted wolves have an 80% hunting success rate, one of Africa’s very highest.
Fish Changes Gender
After reaching a certain body size, Kobudai fish can change from female to male!
Genius Giant Trevally
No bird is safe from these giant trevally, who’ve learned how to calculate the trajectory of their prey in flight.
Painted Wolf Dynasty
Painted wolf Tait’s pack is surrounded by enemies: lions, hyennas, and her rival daughter, Blacktip.
Cutthroat Eel Escape
Can this eel escape a toxic brine pool death trap at the bottom of the sea?
What’s Beneath the Boiling Sea?
Dolphins, sailfish, and rays all get in on the lanternfish hunting action.
Spider Crab Molting
Around the first full moon of winter, hundreds of thousands of spider crabs gather to shed their shells.
How to Raise Lion Cubs
It takes a fearless and patient mother to keep curious cubs safe.
Seductive Blenny Dance
How far will a blenny go for love?
Swallows Navigate Poison Oasis
After traveling thousands of miles, swallows quench their thirst in the heart of the Sahara.
Sardine Feeding Frenzy
You better look out below…. and above!
Frozen Forest Hide-and-Seek
So many tunnels, so little time. Will this Marten get lucky and find a mouse?
Four Weeks With a Cheetah Mother
This extraordinary cheetah mother managed to get all her cubs through their first year.
