Episodes

Think you know all about hippos? Think again! NATURE'S HIPPO BEACH will have you seeing these heavyweight creatures in a different light!

Explore a remote corner of the world — a land that time forgot.

Thousands of tons of war wreckage sank into the fabled lagoons of the South Pacific islands during the naval and air battles of World War II. But instead of devastating the region's underwater ecology, the detritus of human conflict turned into artificial reefs, upon which fantastic mini-ecosystems took shape. NATURE gives viewers a new perspective on wildlife in the South Pacific.

The Steller's sea lions that populate the Alaskan coastline are powerful, playful, and sometimes rowdy creatures who bump and jostle each other on land but acquire a sublime gracefulness in the water. They are also the subject of a strange and tragic mystery: Steller's sea lions are rapidly disappearing from one of the last great wildlife strongholds of the world, and no one knows why.

Mysteries and surprises abound in the nocturnal world of Leopards of Yala.

Animals are a formidable presence in the Bible, which makes reference to more than a hundred species, some metaphorically and others literally. But many of those creatures are gone from the Holy Land today, or on the verge of extinction there.

A fast-paced and fun series of four one-hour programs showcasing the incredible diversity and spectacular abilities of these remarkable creatures. Millions of years ago, they ruled the planet. These days, they are saddled with a mostly undeserved bad reputation. Meet the reptiles, and the people who love and study them.

A fast-paced and fun series of four one-hour programs showcasing the incredible diversity and spectacular abilities of these remarkable creatures. Millions of years ago, they ruled the planet. These days, they are saddled with a mostly undeserved bad reputation. Meet the reptiles, and the people who love and study them.

A fast-paced and fun series of four one-hour programs showcasing the incredible diversity and spectacular abilities of these remarkable creatures. Millions of years ago, they ruled the planet. These days, they are saddled with a mostly undeserved bad reputation. Meet the reptiles, and the people who love and study them.

Filmmaker Norbert Wu and his team embark on a 2,400-mile journey from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to make the first high-definition film of life hidden under the Antarctic ice. His film reveals the fantastic world beneath the Antarctic ice cap, from amazing anemones to trapped icebergs.

Profiles the "king cat" and its struggle for survival.

California is the land of Disney, Hollywood, and freeway traffic jams. But on a much grander scale, it's also the land of natural marvels, including a coastal paradise where wildlife and flora thrive in an unspoiled environment.

Just like the legendary Count Dracula, many species of animals on the planet drink blood to survive. Fleas, flies, ticks, leeches, mosquitoes, birds and bats are some of them. In this program, filmmaker Mark Ferns offers himself to one bloody sucker after another in a compelling examination of the vampires of the animal world.

Every relationship between horse and rider rests on a few fundamental principles – understanding the animal, building trust, communication and working in unison.

Travel around the world and learn more about a one-of-a-kind animal, as Lynn Sherr presents a beguiling portrait of giraffes.