Red Crabs Crazy Ants

Christmas Island is home to the yearly mass migration of red crabs. Each year many of the crabs fall victim to the alien yellow crazy ants. These ants release formic acid as they crawl over and around the crabs which, with no defence against the ferocity of the onslaught, become stressed and generally die within a few hours.

The Great Elephant Tale

The film follows three elephant herds in three very different African environments; the lush abundance of the Okavango delta (Botswana), the wilds of the remote Lower Zambezi valley (Zambia) and the harsh terrain of the Hoanib Desert (Namibia). In each habitat we follow a different character. A mother guides her family to find food, water and shelter, a young calf navigates the dangers of her new environment and a bull pursues a breeding herd as he attempts to extend his bloodline. The three narratives intertwine as we compare and contrast the challenges faced by the same species in vastly different scenarios, while bitesize factual sequences are placed to give the viewer a deeper understanding of what makes elephants tick.

Secrets of Wild Australia

A vast island continent of almost three million square miles, Australia’s splendid seclusion has made it home to some of the most extraordinary animals on the planet. Meet Australia’s unique animals; from pouch breeding marsupials, and big birds, to bats and terrifying reptiles.

Wild Castles

Discover Europe’s great historic sites anew. Visit five famous castles and the natural world around them. Whether at the Mediterranean salt ponds or the wild caves of Slovenia, see nature’s surprising and extraordinary contributions to the rise and fall of notorious empires.

Wild Sky

The skies above our planet never stop moving. Wind, rain, drought and blizzards shape the lives of every living thing. The polar vortex provides hunting opportunities for polar bears and fuels tornadoes dodged by prairie dogs and wolves. In South America a mysterious river of clouds brings life-giving rain to frogs and monkeys, while flamingos and puma eke out a living in the rain shadow. In Africa elephants, meerkats and lions choose different strategies to deal with drought, while in Australia the monsoon baths crocodiles and kangaroos. As weather sweeps across four continents, creatures find ingenious solutions to survive our planet’s WILD SKY.

Volcanic Odysseys

Travel to the places where the Earth’s inner fury explodes. In this fascinating and adrenaline-fuelled exploration of the globe’s mightiest mountains, fearless adventurers travel to the most eruptive volcanoes on the planet.

Australian Wilderness With Ray Mears

In this series wilderness expert Ray Mears returns to one of his favourite places on Earth – Australia – to complete his circumnavigation of the continent. In each episode Ray undertakes an expedition through one of Australia’s most iconic landscapes – hot desert, tropical wetland, coral reef or land-locked canyon. Each journey is different – an expedition on foot, by canoe, helicopter, airboat, 4 x 4 off-road vehicle, or catamaran. Each adventure is punctuated by a night in a unique wild stop-over and ends at a dramatic destination. Along the way, he is our guide to three or four wildlife encounters with both unusual and iconic species, from crocodiles to cockatoos.

Animals Like Us

Throughout the Animal Kingdom wild animals live in sophisticated societies, inhabited by individuals that show deep emotion and real intelligence. This six-part series takes viewers on an epic journey around the world, touching down on all seven continents to witness the beauty of nature, and to uncover the secrets of the key species that reside on our planet. Throughout it all, the forces of competition, cooperation, and companionship shape the lives of these animals - much like they shape ours. The closer we look at their actions, and unravel what drives them to behave as they do, the more we realize animals are a lot like us!

Asia's Wild Secrets

Asia has some of the world’s most incredible wildlife and scenery: from Himalayan mountain peaks to tropical rain forests and islands fringed with coral reefs. In every environment live animals that have worked out how to survive there. In three episodes, ASIA'S WILD SECRETS reveals how water, mountains and islands shape the lives of animals from tigers to snow leopards, hot-pool dwelling macaques to Komodo dragons and many more creatures both iconic and obscure.

Tales by Light

Driven by an insatiable desire to explore cultures, wildlife, and landscapes through the camera’s lens, extraordinary photographers blur the lines between science and art to show us our world in a new light. Viewers get to experience the challenges, successes, and elation as masters like culture photographer Art Wolfe, wildlife photographers Jonathan & Angela Scott, adventure photographer Krystle Wright, underwater photographer Eric Cheng, and more work to capture their unique perspectives and to push the limits of their craft.