Animal Senses

From the earliest primitive life forms to sophisticated animals like mammals, primates and birds, animals have evolved powerful senses to perceive their environment. These developed senses can turn mechanical waves, airborne particles, and photons into information that helps animals find food, shelter, mates, and communicate with each other. ANIMAL SENSES traces the evolutionary history of those senses.

Africa's Hidden Kingdoms

AFRICA’S HIDDEN KINGDOMS explores the wonders of the most primitive plant and wildlife biomes found in Africa. See the flower carpets of Namaqualand — a global biodiversity hotspot – and the southern right whales that mate off the coast of the De Hoop Nature Reserve, as you revel in the beautiful, ancient and bizarre world of South Africa’s wildlife kingdoms.

World's Biggest Baddest Bugs

How big and how bad are the beasties lurking in your backyard? Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste is taking us on an entomological odyssey around the globe in search of the ultimate biggest and “baddest” creepy crawlies.

Wonders Of The Ocean

The Pacific Ocean encompasses an extreme range of environments nature has to offer, from deep ocean trenches to undersea volcanoes and from tropical lagoons to wave-tossed sub-Antarctic waters. The most remarkable thing about the Pacific is that life has managed to gain a foothold in all these environments. Unique and often bizarre creatures have adapted below and above the waves to make the most of every situation. This series showcases the many incredible creatures that have evolved to call the Pacific home.

South America's Weirdest

Explore the lesser known vistas in South America: the Atacama Desert, the Mata Atlantica, the Caatinga and the Llanos. Here, life is as diverse as the land that supports it. Life here is also a challenge. To revel in South America’s splendor, inhabitants must first fight through its fury. To survive is to adapt. In this quest to change, adapt and survive, the South American wilderness has turned its back on conventions. In their myriad spectacular forms, these are South America’s weirdest animals.

Madagascar's Legendary Lemurs

Learn how the Lemurs of Madagascar have evolved into the species they are today.

Man vs. Octopus

Who - or what - will win during a series of contests between octopuses and humans? Watch and find out!

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.

Secret Life of the Kangaroo

Australia’s most famous furry face, the kangaroo, is profiled in this hop-along series, featuring the eastern grey kangaroo colonies of Sundown National Park in Queensland and the coastal resort of Anglesea in Victoria. Learn about their mob-mentality, breeding rules, and fascinating social hierarchies.

Siberia's Wild Year

Only the hardiest animals are capable of carving out a life in Siberia. Over a wild year, polar bears, reindeer, red-crowned cranes, cherry salmon and least weasels must endure a long unforgiving winter and take advantage of the brief abundance of spring. From the ice-covered shores of the north, across miles of barren tundra, to the depths of the taiga forest, these animals must face incredible challenges and fight for survival.