Wildlife Film Crew Encounter Poachers

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.

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.

Hanging Out at Baby Chimp Rescue!

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

Leopard vs. Antelope vs. Hyena

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

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.

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.

Ostrich Romance

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

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.

A Lurking Lothario in Meerkat Manor

“Randy Shandy” has a flirtatious reputation, and his rival males are having none of it.

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?

Meerkats Into the Unknown

A meerkat family must rely on one member’s navigational skills to lead them to a better life.

Meerkat Stranger Danger

What do you do when you spot a suspicious solitary figure? Sound the alarm!

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.

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.

Monitor Lizard Chases Sengi

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

Naughty Lion Cubs on the Loose!

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

Athletic Caracal Hunts in the Grasslands

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

The Beauty of a Storm

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

Elephant Family Rally Around Their Baby

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

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.

Mira the Chimpanzee is Rescued From a Chain

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

Baby Chimps Learn to Use Tools

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

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.

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.

The Naked Mole Rat Princess

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

Swallows Navigate Poison Oasis

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

Flirtatious Rhinos

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

Mission Impossible: Lizard Edition

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

Kalahari Leopard on the Hunt

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

Drama at the Watering Hole

Baby ostriches dodge elephants, giraffes, zebras, and brawling lions while trying to quench their thirst.

Giraffe Rival Challenge

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

Inside a Crown Eagle Nest

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

A Tiny Hero of the Sahara

Meet the tiny little dung beetle that could.

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.

Springboks Pronking Around

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

Zebra Stallion Dominance

A Grévys zebra proves his worth to a mate.

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.

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.

Carmine Bee-Eater Cliffside Feast

These African birds treat themselves to a bee hive feast on the side of a cliff.

Can Science Save the Northern White Rhino?

After roaming the earth for millions of years, the Northern white rhino population is down to two.

Baboons On the Flooded Plains

Jump on in, the water’s fine!

Acrobatic Flat Lizards

The river holds a secret for any lizard willing to leap for it.

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.

Graceful Lechwe Flood Dance

Flood waters bring safety to this frolicking antelope family.

Leopard vs. Porcupine

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Underwater Drama

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

Lemur Seduction

Male lemurs woo females via the power of pheromones.

The Mighty Sengi

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

Lions vs. Buffalo

Each battle has a different ending.

Four Weeks With a Cheetah Mother

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

The Lizard that Walks on Water

A human would need to run at 100 mph to do what the “Jesus Christ lizard” does easily!

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.

Fascinating Cheetah Facts

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

Antogo Lake Fishing Frenzy

Follow a fisherman’s journey alongside two thousand others into Antogo Lake!

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!

To Catch a Hunter, Use a Hunter

The ‘Blue Planet II’ crew went old-school to film airborne Giant trevally in South Africa.

Honeybadgers Really Don’t Care

But this Painted wolf mama certainly does!

How to Raise Lion Cubs

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

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.

Dark Skies: Mind-Blowing Astrophotography

Find out what it takes to capture the perfect skyscape.

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.

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 Lynx and Grey Wolves in Europe

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

Singing Belugas and Swimming Polar Bears

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

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.

Groovin’ Grizzlies

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

Friendly Penguin Greeting

I felt like I wanted to hug him.

Crew Saves Emperor Penguins

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

Peregrine Falcon Chicks’ First Flight

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

Madagascar Street Market Eats

Breakfast is served.

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.

Tracking Wild Dogs 2

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

Nectar Craze: Hummingbirds vs. Bees

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

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.

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.

Kangaroo Joeys Learn How to Box

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Capercaillie Gladiators

These competing suitors only get one shot to impress a female.

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.

Troglobite Cave Specialists

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

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.

Where Does “Alien Star Jelly” Come From?

There are many different theories behind these mysterious blobs.

Mysterious Moving Rocks

How do these gigantic rocks move on their own?

Jellyfish Blooming Mahem

Simplicity is the key to a jellyfish’s success.

Why Do Stoats Dance?

The reason is more sinister than you may imagine.

Fascinating Harpy Eagle Facts

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

Fascinating Blue Whale Facts

The world’s largest animal can weigh up to 190 tons.

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.

Fascinating Darwin Bark Spider Facts

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

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.

Daring Monkey River Crossing

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

Incredible Tarsier Hunting Skills

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

Funghi Timelapse

In this strange forest world, life is built on decay.

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!

Macaque Waterpark!

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

Flying Lizard Escapes Snake

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

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.

Creeping Jungle Plants

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

Insects Spraying for Protection

These insects pack potent chemical weapons to protect against predators.

The Itty Bitty Brazilian Pygmy Gecko

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

Leaf Monkey Babies

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

Rebellious Baby Spider Monkey

Enthusiasm? Absolutely. Technique? Not quite.

Flying Draco Lizards

Draco lizards can glide over 100 feet with a single leap.

An Insect’s Guide to Seduction

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

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.

Cute Tiger Cubs Become Invisible Hunters

To survive in the forest, tiger cubs must learn to blend in.

Chimpanzee Chain of Command

Which chimps have what it takes to climb the hierarchy?

Tiger Cubs Leave the Den

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

Baby Monkey Pool Party

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

Monkey Rulers of the Rubbish

He who rules the rubbish bin may rule the troop.

Cunning Capuchins

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

Sneaky Jaipur Bandits

These fruit thieves are a vendor’s worst nightmare.

Eurasian Bear Cubs’ First Tree Climb

Practice makes perfect for these brown bear cubs of Finland.

Tibetan Fox and Pika Nemeses

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

Panda in the Snow

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

Sandhill Crane Flight Path

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

Golden Eagles Cruise the Alps

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

Femme Fatale Firefly Sets Trap

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

Caribou in Search of Mineral Salts

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

Cactus Flowers at Night

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

Weedy Seadragon Mating Dance

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

Hyperlapse: Hong Kong

The lights in this city of seven million are a sight behold.

Penguins Watch the Aurora Australis

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

Spider Crab Molting

Around the first full moon of winter, hundreds of thousands of spider crabs gather to shed their shells.

Mama Grizzly: High Risk, High Reward

Fortune favors the brave bears.

Piraputanga Fish Jump for Fruit

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

Amazon River Dolphins

These highly social boto dolphins use sonar and teamwork to navigate life in the murky water they call home.

Beaver Dam Building

The beavers of Yellowstone fell hundreds of cottonwood trees every year as they construct their homes.

Splishing, Fishing and Splashing

Watch and learn, grizzly cubs!

Flamingo Chicks Escape Frozen Patagonia Lake

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

Shoebill Sibling Rivalry

Nature can be harsh, and in this case there can only be one shoebill chick.

The Coldest Winter on Earth

How do emperor penguins survive the cruelest winters 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.

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.

Wild Hamsters Roam Cemetery

Graveside flowers are worth fighting for.

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.