Splishing, Fishing and Splashing

Mama Grizzly: High Risk, High Reward

Fortune favors the brave bears.

Baby Otter Snuggles

This mama otter keeps her baby’s fluff on fleek.

Alaskan Animal Winter Prep

Tiny squirrels and giant bears alike must take great risks to prepare for winter.

Humpback Pod At Work

Watch how this humpback family works together to hunt off the coast of Alaska.

Sleep Hard, Play Hard

After seven months of hibernation, it’s ClamFest for these hungry grizzly bears!

Arctic Ground Squirrel Mating Game

Love is in the air, and this Arctic ground squirrel doesn’t want to miss his first date!

The Predator You Never See Coming

Of all the hungry hunters, these are the ones that salmon can never see coming.

Bear Fishing: ‘A’ For Effort

A young Alaskan brown bear hasn’t quite mastered the art of catching leaping salmon.

Splishing, Fishing and Splashing

Watch and learn, grizzly cubs!

Panda in the Snow

When that bamboo diet doesn’t get you fat enough to hibernate…

Black Bear Cub Climbing Lessons

How does a rookie bear cub get down from a tall tree?

Polar Bear Cliff Walk

Brave? Yes. Insanely risky? Also yes.

Groovin’ Grizzlies

A behind-the-scenes look at how the producers of ‘Planet Earth II’ stumbled upon comedy gold.

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.

Incoming: Grizzly Bear!

Better safe than sorry! The ‘Planet Earth II’ crew relied on multiple bear saftey precautions during filming.

Polar Bear Invades Camp

Oy! A very hungry polar bear treated himself to the crew’s bacon, sour cream, yogurt, and more.

Meerkat Desert Boys’ Club

Mama meerkat Flint has found herself with a family full of rowdy boys!

Jungle Cat Mom Uses Super-Senses

With hungry kittens to feed, a Margay cat prowls the jungle at night.

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.

Inside a Crown Eagle Nest

This mother bird’s risk paid off — she’s the only resident eagle in this entire forest!

Filming a Successful Puma Hunt

The ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’ crew tracked this fearless puma mother for a hundred miles to film her life and death struggle to provide for her cubs.

Gosling Chicks and Fox Cubs

An arctic fox must hunt tirelessly to feed her seven pups.

Grizzly Adopts Orphan Cubs

Now she has four babies to fatten up for the winter. Her secret? Pine nuts.

Four Weeks With a Cheetah Mother

This extraordinary cheetah mother managed to get all her cubs through their first year.

Mama Lion Protects Her Cubs

One lion faces off with an entire herd of buffalo to keep her little ones safe.

Tiger Cubs Leave the Den

Tigress Raj Behra’s two week old cubs take their very first steps.

Honeybadgers Really Don’t Care

But this Painted wolf mama certainly does!

Finding a Hidden Tiger Den

Like a true star, tigress Raj Behra chose a den no paparazzi could reach by car.

Flying Squirrels Hunt for Truffles!

The ‘Eden’ crew films flying squirrels by night as they search for delicious truffles.

Sandhill Crane Flight Path

Sandhill crane families face a storm on the way to Mexico.

Earth’s Largest Bald Eagle Gathering

She isn’t much to look at, but this Bald Eagle’s got attitude for days.

Snow Owl Family Meal

There’s food in the tundra, if you know where to look.

Grizzly Bear Salmon Feast

It’s a fish feast for the ages in Katmai National Park, where grizzly bears eat up to 90 pounds a day.

Caribou in Search of Mineral Salts

It’s easier to hide when there’s only two of you.

Hanging Out at Baby Chimp Rescue!

Rescuers (and dogs!) bond with curious young chimps at Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection.

Flamingo Chicks Escape Frozen Patagonia Lake

Young flamingo fledglings use the help of a seasonal wind to break their shackles of ice.

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!

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.

Seals and Jackals on the Skeleton Coast

The ‘Eden: Untamed Planet’ crew faced extremely hostile conditions to film wildlife on the remote coast of Namibia.

Daring Monkey River Crossing

Hungry monkeys make a daring leap of faith across a crocodile infested river.

Meerkats at the Rodeo!

While their babysitter naps on the job, two curious meerkats sneak out to a dangerous cattle ring.

Eagle Alert in Meerkat Manor

Baby meerkats make for easy eagle pickings. Can this young one’s family find him in time?

Small Pups, Big Moves

Ready or not, it’s time for these baby meerkats to leave the only home they’ve ever known.

Novice Meerkat Babysitters

It’s hard work to keep an eye on three rambunctious baby meerkat pups.

Sleepy Meerkat Pup Snuggles

The first day out of the den is equal parts exhilarating and exhausting for these tiny meerkat pups.

Meerkat Pups Leave the Den

Triplet meerkat babies explore the world outside their den for the very first time.

Naughty Lion Cubs on the Loose!

These playful young lion cubs annoy their sleep deprived parents in the grasslands.

Elephant Family Rally Around Their Baby

After surviving a sand storm, desert elephants rely on teamwork to save their youngest member.

Baby Chimps Learn to Use Tools

Young students at Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection learn to use rocks to crack open their food.

Baby Chimp Students Are Adorably Distracted

It’s hard to keep these little one’s attention, but the rescuers at Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection are up to the challenge.

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.

Californian Burrowing Owls Fall in Love

These adorable owls enjoy seasonal beetle delights and settle in for the breeding season.

Hatching Baby Seadragons

It’s a seadragon dad’s job to carry the fertilized eggs until they hatch.

The Naked Mole Rat Princess

This youngster has an important destiny to fulfill on the dangerous surface.

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.

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.

Turtle Hatchling Reaches the Deep Blue Sea

Only one hatchling in 1,000 will survive to adulthood, but the ones that do can live over 80 years.

Chinstrap Penguins Raise Twin Chicks

These penguins gather on Deception Island, an active volcano, to breed.

Meet Orangutan Bachelor Alfred

Is expert jungle traveler Alfred destined for life in the orangutan lonely hearts club?

Guanacos Grow Up in South America

Watch a gangly Guanaco calf take its very wobbly first steps.

Kangaroo Joeys Learn How to Box

90% of Australia’s wildlife is found nowhere else on earth.

Albatross Chick Reclaims Nest

When violent storms displace chicks from their nests, they must fight to climb back up to the warmth of their parents.

Dingos in the Outback

Tracking Australia’s most elusive predators was the crew’s greatest challenge, but eventually led them to a very special surprise.

Eurasian Bear Cubs’ First Tree Climb

Practice makes perfect for these brown bear cubs of Finland.

Lowland Gorilla Growing Pains

The jungle is these lowland gorilla’s playground.

Unusual Neighbors: Manatees and Alligators

At this Florida manatee hangout, youngsters get the chance to meet some unusually chilled-out reptiles.

Bobcat Cubs Welcome Mother Home

Watch these curious cubs welcome their mother back to the den.

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.

Raising a Humpback Whale Calf

A mother humpback whale must go without food while her calf consumes 500 liters of her milk a day.

Amur Leopard: The Rarest Cat on Earth

One of only 40 Amur leopards left in the wild, a mother works hard to get her young cub through the winter.

Baby Ducklings Take the Leap

From fifty-feet up in a tree, mandarin ducklings take their first flights!

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.

Polar Bear Cubs Learn From Mother

A determined polar bear mother leads her cubs into a dangerous new world.

Baby Monkey Pool Party

A monkey nanny-turned-lifeguard has her hands full with the young monkeys of Singapore.

Nursery Season in Yellowstone

All the baby animals have come out to play.

Seabird Chicks Take Flght

These 20-day-old chicks must face the first challenge of their lives.

Leaf Monkey Babies

These gray leaf monkeys might appear drab, but their newborns stick out like a (cute) sore thumb!

Giant Bullfrog Guardian

One male stays behind to watch out for everyone’s tadpoles.

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.

Rebellious Baby Spider Monkey

Enthusiasm? Absolutely. Technique? Not quite.

The Keys to Wolf Pack Power

Bulk up, share, mind your manners and work on your speed!

Peregrine Falcon Chicks’ First Flight

The ‘Planet Earth II’ camera crew releases peregrine falcon chicks into the skies of New York City.

Iceberg Mega-Dome Success

Discover how the ‘Blue Planet 2’ crew filmed a mother walrus and her pup using the UHD Mega-dome.

How to Raise Lion Cubs

It takes a fearless and patient mother to keep curious cubs safe.

Singing Belugas and Swimming Polar Bears

What better way to celebrate your birthday than with beluga whales and polar bears?

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.

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.

Ostrich Romance

An alpha male woos some lusty females with a show-stopping performance.

Young Meerkat Lovers Risk It All

The attraction is mutual between these two young meerkats. But will family come between them?

Nectar Craze: Hummingbirds vs. Bees

Hummingbirds must consume half their weight in nectar each day — plus compete with hungry bees!

Sloth Climbs At Top Speed

She’s very slow and very determined. Watch a sloth’s journey to a juicy clump of fresh leaves.

Annual Penguin Mating Mixer

Emperor penguins — serial monogamists —move from ocean to ice to choose their mates for the year.

Mission Impossible: Lizard Edition

These bold lizards of the Savannah hunt flies on top of sleeping lions.

A Tiny Hero of the Sahara

Meet the tiny little dung beetle that could.

Springboks Pronking Around

Pronk around! Pronk around! Pronk up, pronk up and get down!

Wild Hamsters Roam Cemetery

Graveside flowers are worth fighting for.

Piraputanga Fish Jump for Fruit

With a successful mid-air twist, these fish can collect their tasty prize.

Baboons On the Flooded Plains

Jump on in, the water’s fine!

Dolphin Tail Slapping

Here’s how to hunt in the shallowest of waters.

Macaque Waterpark!

These crab-eating monkeys have found a one-stop-shop to swim, fish, and play.

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.

Swimming With Pigs

Pigs can’t fly, but they sure can swim!

Graceful Lechwe Flood Dance

Flood waters bring safety to this frolicking antelope family.

Little Stoat Busts a Move

Young stoats learn important life skills during play — plus they get to break out their dance moves.

Best Dressed in the Jungle

In Sing-Sing, New Guinea it’s the most eye-catching who get the most attention.

Friendly Penguin Greeting

I felt like I wanted to hug him.

How to Do Laundry in the Wild

Warning: While washing your shirt, you may share a pool with some interesting friends.

The Spinner Dolphin Twist

The signature Spinner dolphin twist: maybe for communication, maybe just for fun.

Mira the Chimpanzee is Rescued From a Chain

Now safe at Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection, this sweet girl enjoys cuddles with her carers.

Flirtatious Rhinos

Will this young female rhino fall for a would-be mate’s eccentric style?

Nature’s Cuddliest Wild Rabbits

They’re at the top of every predators hit list, except on this very special island.

Slip N’ Slide Penguins

It’s an uphill battle to climb this muddy mountain.

Cunning Capuchins

These clever monkeys have a brilliant strategy to gain access to food.

Frozen Forest Hide-and-Seek

So many tunnels, so little time. Will this Marten get lucky and find a mouse?

Meerkats Watch the Sunrise

There’s nothing like some Vitamin D to kickstart your morning.

Clownfish in a Coconut House

A clownfish family comes together to make home improvements.

Dark Skies: Mind-Blowing Astrophotography

Find out what it takes to capture the perfect skyscape.

The Beauty of a Storm

Experience a powerful storm alongside lions, sengis, and reptiles in the African grasslands.

Elephant Family Reaches Fruit Trees

After enduring a sandstorm and miles of walking in brutal heat, these desert elephants celebrate with a fruit tree feast.

For the Love of Honey

A brave chimpanzee uses tools to break into a hidden beehive.

Flying Lemurs

The nickname “Flying Lemur” may be a bit misleading, but these Colugos are the masters of the glide.

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.

The Itty Bitty Brazilian Pygmy Gecko

Watch how this itty bitty floating lizard manages to survive in the rainforest despite its tiny stature.

Sand Dune Stealth Mode

What these ping-pong ball-sized moles lack in sight, they make up for in hearing.

A Sloth Swims for Love

This three-toed pygmy sloth is doing his best to find “the one”!

Penguins Watch the Aurora Australis

These Antarctic residents get front row seats to one of nature’s greatest light shows.

Crew Saves Emperor Penguins

By carving steps in the ice, the film crew saved part of a penguin colony.

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.

Leopard vs. Antelope vs. Hyena

Watch the surprising twist ending when an opportunistic hyena interrupts a leopard and her prey.

Monitor Lizard Chases Sengi

For its size, the sengi is faster than the cheetah. Can this crafty mother escape a hungry monitor lizard?

Athletic Caracal Hunts in the Grasslands

It’s sunset in the Kalahri — will this hungry Caracal get her supper?

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?

Gorgeous Owl on the Hunt

A hungry owl and a clever vole engage in a snowy game of cat and mouse.

Kalahari Leopard on the Hunt

The nearer he gets to his skittish prey, the quieter he must be.

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!

Filming Lynx and Grey Wolves in Europe

Elusive Iberian lynx and grey wolves were extremely hard to find — let alone film.

Seals vs. Penguins

These two make for surprisingly well-matched rivals.

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!

Flying Lizard Escapes Snake

It’s every lizard for themselves when a snake interrupts a tree trunk courtship.

Calliope Hummingbirds in Yellowstone

One of Yellowstone’s smallest migrating birds fights to defend his flower patch.

Mysterious Moving Rocks

How do these gigantic rocks move on their own?

The Most Dangerous Bird on Earth

The Southern cassowary is the closest animal we have to a living dinosaur.

Timelapse: A Lake Through the Seasons

White water lilies and spring flowers are reborn as the winter ice retreats.

Creeping Jungle Plants

A fascinating look at how creeping plants anchor themselves in the search for sunlight.

Cactus Flowers at Night

Saguaro cactus flowers bloom over a period of successive nights in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

Spatula Tailed Hummingbird

A highly endangered hummingbird with an extraordinary courtship ritual.

Weedy Seadragon Mating Dance

A seadragon couple shares a graceful dance in the evening light.

Beware the Land-Walking Octopus

Octopuses live and breathe underwater, but that doesn’t stop the Australian Abdopus from roaming on land, too.

Baby Iguana vs. Snakes

Can this marine iguana hatchling outrun dozens of hungry snakes on the beach?

The Sounds of a Storm

No umbrella required.

The Sounds of the Rainforest

Lose yourself in the sounds of the forest floor.

The Sounds of Hummingbirds

Experience the unique sound of wings flapping 15 times per second.

Starfish Timelapse

Starfish race for the highest point to spawn.

The Sounds of a Meadow

These busy grasses have their own special music.

The Sound of Waves

Sit back and let the sound of the ocean wash over you.

Cameraman Spends 10 Days in a Tree

This ‘Planet Earth II’ cameraman describes what it was like to camp out in the canopy.

Stories of Life, Death, and Power

Dynasties’ Producer Mike Gunton takes us behind the scenes of nature’s most dramatic stories.

Rescue Chimp Learns to Trust Again

Johnny sadly spend ten years on a chain. But heroic rescuers at Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection have given him a whole new life, full of 24/7 love.

Close Walrus Encounter

These inquisitive walruses were eager for some camera time!

Madagascar Street Market Eats

Breakfast is served.

Seductive Blenny Dance

How far will a blenny go for love?

Forbidden Love in the Manor

A young male meerkat enters enemy territory for a chance at love.

Swallows Navigate Poison Oasis

After traveling thousands of miles, swallows quench their thirst in the heart of the Sahara.

Giraffe Rival Challenge

This Kalahari territory isn’t big enough for the both of them.

Fantastic Wildebeest River Crossing

For this herd, the grass is always greener on the other side.

How Habitats Shape Predators

Why are cheetahs so fast? Why do tigers have stripes? Habitats force animals to adapt, and the results are fascinating.

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.

Wild Bactrian Camels

Few animals can survive in the harshest desert in the world, but these rare Bactrian camels manage just fine.

Sea Lions & Pelicans Hunt Side-by-Side

This remarkable sea lion hunting technique is unique to the Galapagos — and hungry pelicans get to reap the benefits, too!

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.

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!

Incredible Tarsier Hunting Skills

With night vision 20x stronger than humans, these tiny primates are some of the jungle’s most impressive predators.

Femme Fatale Firefly Sets Trap

Watch a opportunistic Photuris firely set a trap behind a spider’s web.

Tibetan Fox and Pika Nemeses

Why the square face? Well, you’ll see.

Bats Form a Donut Ring

In order to confuse birds of prey, these bats have got to get in formation.

Wild Dogs vs. Otters

The wild dogs of Northern Singapore are no match for this close-knit otter family.

Shhh: Red Fox Hunt in Progress

Red fox can hear the sounds of mice under six feet of snow during freezing Yellowstone winters.

Humpback Whales Bubble Net Fishing

Humpback whales use ingenious teamwork, bubbles and sound to trick herring to the surface.

Underwater Drama

Each animal plays their part in the annual spectacle of the South African Sardine Run.

Sea Predators and Prey

Underwater predators are joined by dive-bombing birds to hunt for prey.

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 Mighty Sengi

This tiny female ‘elephant shrew’ outwits her enemies with cheetah like movements.

Sardine Feeding Frenzy

You better look out below…. and above!

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.

Nature’s Most Dramatic Plotlines

There’s no better storyteller than nature.

Lions vs. Buffalo

Each battle has a different ending.

Fascinating Harpy Eagle Facts

This muscular hunter can lift prey over half its own body weight.

Golden Eagles Cruise the Alps

These aerial predators must spend every daylight hour scanning the slopes for prey.

Fascinating Cheetah Facts

The fastest land animal on the planet, cheetahs can reach 58 mph while hunting.

Fascinating Darwin Bark Spider Facts

These spiders’ silk is the toughest natural fiber on the entire planet.

Crab vs. Eel… and Octopus!

A crab must run the gauntlet to reach its far away feeding grounds.

Octopus in a Shell Suit

Watch the first-ever footage of an octopus using shell armor to hide from a shark!

500 Hours Underwater

It takes weeks underwater to find and film the fascinating animals of the deep.

Slow Motion Puffin Theft

See how ‘Blue Planet II’ cameramen used special slow-motion cameras to capture high-speed, bird-on-bird theft!

Filming First: Blue Whale Hunting

In the words of ‘The Hunt’ cameraman: “It was the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever seen”

Painted Wolf Impala Hunt

Painted wolves have an 80% hunting success rate, one of Africa’s very highest.

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.

Tracking Wild Dogs 2

The Hunt’ producers filmed a wild dog hunt from both land and air — and the results are riveting!

What’s Beneath the Boiling Sea?

Dolphins, sailfish, and rays all get in on the lanternfish hunting action.

The Biggest Fish in the Sea

A whale shark enjoys it’s annual plankton feast while other fish use it as a giant shield.

Troglobite Cave Specialists

Isolated for thousands of years, these mysterious creatures have everything they need inside their caves.

Unusual Neighbors: Manatees and Alligators!

Young manatees boop noses with alligators in the warm pools off the coast of Florida. Explore North America on an all-new ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’ this Saturday at 9/8c.

An Insect’s Guide to Seduction

These giraffe-neck weevils go to impressive lengths to find a mate.

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.