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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!
Forbidden Love in the Manor
A young male meerkat enters enemy territory for a chance at love.
Unusual Neighbors: Manatees and Alligators
At this Florida manatee hangout, youngsters get the chance to meet some unusually chilled-out reptiles.
Capercaillie Gladiators
These competing suitors only get one shot to impress a female.
Cicada Zombie March
This periodical cicada swarm is the largest insect invasion on the planet.
Caribou in Search of Mineral Salts
It’s easier to hide when there’s only two of you.
Leopard vs. Porcupine
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Beware the Land-Walking Octopus
Octopuses live and breathe underwater, but that doesn’t stop the Australian Abdopus from roaming on land, too.
Fascinating Harpy Eagle Facts
This muscular hunter can lift prey over half its own body weight.
Best Dressed in the Jungle
In Sing-Sing, New Guinea it’s the most eye-catching who get the most attention.
Fascinating Blue Whale Facts
The world’s largest animal can weigh up to 190 tons.
Fascinating Darwin Bark Spider Facts
These spiders’ silk is the toughest natural fiber on the entire planet.
How to Film Chimpanzees
The ‘Dynasties’ team spent two years with David, the Marlon Brando of chimps.
Cameraman Spends 10 Days in a Tree
This ‘Planet Earth II’ cameraman describes what it was like to camp out in the canopy.
How Does a Cockeyed Squid Hunt?
With an oversized left eye, this deep-sea squid can detect silhouettes of prey swimming above.
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!
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!
Athletic Caracal Hunts in the Grasslands
It’s sunset in the Kalahri — will this hungry Caracal get her supper?
Kalahari Leopard on the Hunt
The nearer he gets to his skittish prey, the quieter he must be.
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.
Shhh: Red Fox Hunt in Progress
Red fox can hear the sounds of mice under six feet of snow during freezing Yellowstone winters.
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.
Sardine Feeding Frenzy
You better look out below…. and above!
Crab vs. Eel… and Octopus!
A crab must run the gauntlet to reach its far away feeding grounds.
Cute Tiger Cubs Become Invisible Hunters
To survive in the forest, tiger cubs must learn to blend in.
To Catch a Hunter, Use a Hunter
The ‘Blue Planet II’ crew went old-school to film airborne Giant trevally in South Africa.
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.
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.
Black Bear Cub Climbing Lessons
How does a rookie bear cub get down from a tall tree?
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.
Incoming: Grizzly Bear!
Better safe than sorry! The ‘Planet Earth II’ crew relied on multiple bear saftey precautions during filming.
Flamingo Chicks Escape Frozen Patagonia Lake
Young flamingo fledglings use the help of a seasonal wind to break their shackles of ice.
Ostrich Romance
An alpha male woos some lusty females with a show-stopping performance.
Eagle Alert in Meerkat Manor
Baby meerkats make for easy eagle pickings. Can this young one’s family find him in time?
Nectar Craze: Hummingbirds vs. Bees
Hummingbirds must consume half their weight in nectar each day — plus compete with hungry bees!
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.
Shoebill Sibling Rivalry
Nature can be harsh, and in this case there can only be one shoebill chick.
Swallows Navigate Poison Oasis
After traveling thousands of miles, swallows quench their thirst in the heart of the Sahara.
Drama at the Watering Hole
Baby ostriches dodge elephants, giraffes, zebras, and brawling lions while trying to quench their thirst.
Inside a Crown Eagle Nest
This mother bird’s risk paid off — she’s the only resident eagle in this entire forest!
Chinstrap Penguins Raise Twin Chicks
These penguins gather on Deception Island, an active volcano, to breed.
Carmine Bee-Eater Cliffside Feast
These African birds treat themselves to a bee hive feast on the side of a cliff.
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.
Gosling Chicks and Fox Cubs
An arctic fox must hunt tirelessly to feed her seven pups.
Baby Ducklings Take the Leap
From fifty-feet up in a tree, mandarin ducklings take their first flights!
Calliope Hummingbirds in Yellowstone
One of Yellowstone’s smallest migrating birds fights to defend his flower patch.
Nursery Season in Yellowstone
All the baby animals have come out to play.
The Most Dangerous Bird on Earth
The Southern cassowary is the closest animal we have to a living dinosaur.
Seabird Chicks Take Flght
These 20-day-old chicks must face the first challenge of their lives.
Spatula Tailed Hummingbird
A highly endangered hummingbird with an extraordinary courtship ritual.
Golden Eagles Cruise the Alps
These aerial predators must spend every daylight hour scanning the slopes for prey.
Competitive Widowbird Mating Jumps
This young male widowbird figures out how to (literally) raise his game.
The Sounds of Hummingbirds
Experience the unique sound of wings flapping 15 times per second.
Peregrine Falcon Chicks’ First Flight
The ‘Planet Earth II’ camera crew releases peregrine falcon chicks into the skies of New York City.
Leopard vs. Antelope vs. Hyena
Watch the surprising twist ending when an opportunistic hyena interrupts a leopard and her prey.
Daring Monkey River Crossing
Hungry monkeys make a daring leap of faith across a crocodile infested river.
A Lurking Lothario in Meerkat Manor
“Randy Shandy” has a flirtatious reputation, and his rival males are having none of it.
Jungle Cat Mom Uses Super-Senses
With hungry kittens to feed, a Margay cat prowls the jungle at night.
Monitor Lizard Chases Sengi
For its size, the sengi is faster than the cheetah. Can this crafty mother escape a hungry monitor lizard?
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.
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.
Femme Fatale Firefly Sets Trap
Watch a opportunistic Photuris firely set a trap behind a spider’s web.
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!
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.
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.
Seals vs. Penguins
These two make for surprisingly well-matched rivals.
Acrobatic Flat Lizards
The river holds a secret for any lizard willing to leap for it.
Insects Spraying for Protection
These insects pack potent chemical weapons to protect against predators.
The Mighty Sengi
This tiny female ‘elephant shrew’ outwits her enemies with cheetah like movements.
Humpback Whale Heat Run
Male humpback whales compete with each other while racing after a female.
Frozen Forest Hide-and-Seek
So many tunnels, so little time. Will this Marten get lucky and find a mouse?
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.
Lions vs. Buffalo
Each battle has a different ending.
Baby Iguana vs. Snakes
Can this marine iguana hatchling outrun dozens of hungry snakes on the beach?
Flying Draco Lizards
Draco lizards can glide over 100 feet with a single leap.
Fascinating Cheetah Facts
The fastest land animal on the planet, cheetahs can reach 58 mph while hunting.
Octopus in a Shell Suit
Watch the first-ever footage of an octopus using shell armor to hide from a shark!
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.
What’s Beneath the Boiling Sea?
Dolphins, sailfish, and rays all get in on the lanternfish hunting action.
Annual Penguin Mating Mixer
Emperor penguins — serial monogamists —move from ocean to ice to choose their mates for the year.
Singing Belugas and Swimming Polar Bears
What better way to celebrate your birthday than with beluga whales and polar bears?
Chokka Squid Capsules
In temperate seas, there are even more squid than fish.
Mola Mola Reef Bath
With the help of angelfish, this oceanic wanderer rids itself of clingy parasites.
Vampire Squid from Hell
The weirdest deep sea creature in the world of the strange.
Cichlid Fish Carry Babies in Mouth
It’s the best way to keep their young safe in busy tropical waters.
Close Walrus Encounter
These inquisitive walruses were eager for some camera time!
Iceberg Mega-Dome Success
Discover how the ‘Blue Planet 2’ crew filmed a mother walrus and her pup using the UHD Mega-dome.
Deep-Sea Coral Reefs
Coral has been found all the way down at 6,000 meters deep, but these reefs are incredibly vulnerable.
Sharing Our World With Dolphins
Meet the group who’ve been helping dolphins suffering from plastic since the 1980’s.
Straightscope Cameras in the Reefs
It took a very special camera stytem to film the lives of the creatures of the reefs.
Hatching Baby Seadragons
It’s a seadragon dad’s job to carry the fertilized eggs until they hatch.
Piraputanga Fish Jump for Fruit
With a successful mid-air twist, these fish can collect their tasty prize.
Dolphin Tail Slapping
Here’s how to hunt in the shallowest of waters.
The Biggest Fish in the Sea
A whale shark enjoys it’s annual plankton feast while other fish use it as a giant shield.
Nature’s Weirdest Fish
Oarfish look like giant seafish and can grow up to 36 feet long!
Jellyfish Blooming Mahem
Simplicity is the key to a jellyfish’s success.
Japanese Mud Skippers
These amphibious fish fight and mate on land.
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.
Fishing in the World’s Mightiest Rapids
One wrong move and this fisherman could fall into the Mekong River currents.
Antogo Lake Fishing Frenzy
Follow a fisherman’s journey alongside two thousand others into Antogo Lake!
Hypnotic Cuttlefish Color Changes
The ocean’s master of disguise uses its superpower to hunt crabs and hide from sharks.
Starfish Timelapse
Starfish race for the highest point to spawn.
Underwater With the Biggest Animal on Earth
Filming a blue whale feeding underwater is not for the faint of heart.
Fish Changes Gender
After reaching a certain body size, Kobudai fish can change from female to male!
Seductive Blenny Dance
How far will a blenny go for love?
Clownfish in a Coconut House
A clownfish family comes together to make home improvements.
Californian Burrowing Owls Fall in Love
These adorable owls enjoy seasonal beetle delights and settle in for the breeding season.
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.
Incredible Tarsier Hunting Skills
With night vision 20x stronger than humans, these tiny primates are some of the jungle’s most impressive predators.
Mission Impossible: Lizard Edition
These bold lizards of the Savannah hunt flies on top of sleeping lions.
Amazon River Dolphins
These highly social boto dolphins use sonar and teamwork to navigate life in the murky water they call home.
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.
Wild Dogs vs. Otters
The wild dogs of Northern Singapore are no match for this close-knit otter family.
Humpback Whales Bubble Net Fishing
Humpback whales use ingenious teamwork, bubbles and sound to trick herring to the surface.
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.
Nature’s Most Dramatic Plotlines
There’s no better storyteller than nature.
Sand Dune Stealth Mode
What these ping-pong ball-sized moles lack in sight, they make up for in hearing.
Fascinating Polar Bear Facts
A polar bear can smell a seal’s breathing hole from over a half a mile away.
Mama Lion Protects Her Cubs
One lion faces off with an entire herd of buffalo to keep her little ones safe.
The Keys to Wolf Pack Power
Bulk up, share, mind your manners and work on your speed!
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”
Stories of Life, Death, and Power
Dynasties’ Producer Mike Gunton takes us behind the scenes of nature’s most dramatic stories.
Tracking Wild Dogs 2
The Hunt’ producers filmed a wild dog hunt from both land and air — and the results are riveting!
Painted Wolf Dynasty
Painted wolf Tait’s pack is surrounded by enemies: lions, hyennas, and her rival daughter, Blacktip.
Graceful Lechwe Flood Dance
Flood waters bring safety to this frolicking antelope family.
Arctic Unicorn Secrets
Narwhals are some of the most mysterious and elusive animals in the oceans.
Baby Otter Learns the Ropes
A mother otter keeps her pup warm and fluffy while teaching it how to hunt.
Bull Elk Antler Duel
What happens when two powerful bulls are evenly matched?
Beaver Dam Building
The beavers of Yellowstone fell hundreds of cottonwood trees every year as they construct their homes.
Grizzly Adopts Orphan Cubs
Now she has four babies to fatten up for the winter. Her secret? Pine nuts.
Mysterious Moving Rocks
How do these gigantic rocks move on their own?
Swimming With Pigs
Pigs can’t fly, but they sure can swim!
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.
Cactus Flowers at Night
Saguaro cactus flowers bloom over a period of successive nights in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.
A Sloth Swims for Love
This three-toed pygmy sloth is doing his best to find “the one”!
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.
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.
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.
Fishermen Save Whale Sharks
In these Indonesian waters, whale sharks are protected and thriving.
Raising a Humpback Whale Calf
A mother humpback whale must go without food while her calf consumes 500 liters of her milk a day.
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.
Inside Underwater Volcanos
Measured from the sea floor, some of these peaks are taller than Everest!
Creatures of McMurdo Sound
Red starfish, nemertine worms and sea urchins flourish under the Antarctic ice.
Weedy Seadragon Mating Dance
A seadragon couple shares a graceful dance in the evening light.
Inside a Sea Snake Cave
Sea snakes breed in underwater caves and have some of the most toxic venom in the world.
All Aboard for an Epic Boat Journey
Explore the tricked-out boat ‘The Hunt’ crew used to film elusive deep-sea predators.
Rare Sperm Whale Cam Footage
Suction cup cameras provided the ‘Blue Planet II’ crew with a whole new perspective of a sperm whale family.
The Spinner Dolphin Twist
The signature Spinner dolphin twist: maybe for communication, maybe just for fun.
How the Seas Are Changing
Over four years of filming, the ‘Blue Planet II’ crew witnessed key changes in the world’s oceans.
Spider Crab Molting
Around the first full moon of winter, hundreds of thousands of spider crabs gather to shed their shells.
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..
Cutthroat Eel Escape
Can this eel escape a toxic brine pool death trap at the bottom of the sea?
The Sound of Waves
Sit back and let the sound of the ocean wash over you.
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.
Seal Pups Dance
Seal pups perform a playful dance in front of an audience of very unimpressed penguins.
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.
Springboks Pronking Around
Pronk around! Pronk around! Pronk up, pronk up and get down!
Here Be Baby Dragons!
Otherwise known as “olms”, these creatures can go an entire decade without a meal.
Baboons On the Flooded Plains
Jump on in, the water’s fine!
Macaque Waterpark!
These crab-eating monkeys have found a one-stop-shop to swim, fish, and play.
Troglobite Cave Specialists
Isolated for thousands of years, these mysterious creatures have everything they need inside their caves.
Baby Monkey Pool Party
A monkey nanny-turned-lifeguard has her hands full with the young monkeys of Singapore.
Timelapse: A Lake Through the Seasons
White water lilies and spring flowers are reborn as the winter ice retreats.
The Radiant Damselfly
In Southern France, the Damselfly is on the hunt to find the most suitable mate for breeding.
Giant Bullfrog Combat
Male giant bullfrogs, which can weigh more than two pounds, battle it out during mating season.
Giant Bullfrog Guardian
One male stays behind to watch out for everyone’s tadpoles.
