Great Zebra Exodus explores parenthood and the fragility of young life—from zebras to lapwings to meerkats. It’s a tale of loyalty and sacrifice, of home and exile, of death and new life, set against the backdrop of one of Africa’s most surreal landscapes. Watch the film Great Zebra Exodus online.

Zebras are social African equids best known for their unmistakable black-and-white stripes. The plains zebra is featured in PBS Nature's Great Zebra Exodus. Learn more about zebra anatomy, diet, habitat, and social structure.

In the Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans, meerkat pups struggle to master the animal's signature upright posture. Adults will often babysit the pups while the other meerkats leave the den in search of food.

There is no permanent water in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans. It is only seasonal rains that make the saltpans habitable for thousands of zebra. When the dry season begins, the striped nomads start the long, hard migration west to the Boteti River for fresh drinking water.

Great Zebra Exodus explores parenthood and the fragility of young life—from zebras to lapwings to meerkats. It’s a tale of loyalty and sacrifice, of home and exile, of death and new life, set against the backdrop of one of Africa’s most surreal landscapes.

A look at how wild deer interact with one another, and how they adapt to living in a suburban environment. Watch the full film online.

Highly adaptable, whitetailed deer are able to succeed where other species cannot. Just a century ago there were around 1 million deer in North America. Today, there are 30 million. Learn about whitetail anatomy, their diet, habitat, and other deer facts.

Producer Kevin Bachar on how the filmmakers of "The Private Life of Deer" tracked and filmed populations of whitetailed deer in the suburbs of New York.

For whitetailed deer, the ability to run fast and jump high is a survival adaptation. They will jump in the wild to evade predators and overcome obstacles. In more suburban areas, deer can clear fences over 8 feet without a running start.