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Our pets may seem familiar but they exist alongside us in a secret world of wild behavior and natural abilities that we hardly recognize. This two-part series explores this parallel existence with all the techniques that have been perfected in past “spy” shows, including HD ...

It may seem strange that among the more than 10,000 bird species in the world today is a group that literally cannot fly or sing, and whose wings are more fluff than feather. These are the ratites: the ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi and cassowary. How ...

Among their many talents, hamsters have a secret trick for storing food on the run. Spacious cheek pouches on either side of their mouth are used to carry food back to underground storage chambers.

Premieres Wednesdays, September 23 and 30, 2015 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). "Nature's Miracle Orphans" features a cast of charismatic baby koalas, kangaroos, sloths and flying foxes. Enjoy this series of animated GIFs showing off their most adorable moments.

Sam Trull has her hands full caring for six baby orphan sloths in her small apartment. Trull’s chief concern is Newbie, a three-toed female sloth who has been battling pneumonia since her rescue, a condition Trull thinks may have been triggered by the stress of ...

Growing up in the wild is hard enough on young animals when they have parents to rely on for protection and guidance, but what happens when they lose their parents? How do they survive? Over the past few years, great strides have been made in ...

Stella Reid, a retired flight attendant, cares for many kangaroos and wallabies at her compound in Southern Australia. But the youngest, a baby wallaby named Neil, needs special attention.

Bev Brown devotes her time to helping fruit bat orphans in Melbourne, Australia, to survive the crucial first four months until they are weaned and able to be released. As surrogate mother, Brown tucks her bats in specially designed blankets to simulate how they would ...

Pelota, a two-toed female sloth, cuddles with other orphaned sloths. She must learn to climb, spend nights outside alone, and even swim, to prepare her for the wild. Although sloths travel chiefly through the trees, they need to be able to cross rivers when heavy ...