Episodes

A relative of the better-known sea otter, this exuberant mammal is also a relative of the weasel and shares that animal's thick fur, which insulates it against Yellowstone's icy winter.

Orangutans are our close relatives. It's easy to fall under the charming spell cast by the auburn hair and quizzical expression of a playful youngster -- especially when the child in question is a baby orangutan.

THE ELEPHANTS OF AFRICA reveals some lesser-known, yet equally important populations that inhabit diverse environments of the continent.

NATURE takes you on a whirlwind tour of the animal kingdom as we explore the World-Famous San Diego Zoo and Animal Park.

In its mile-deep plunge, the Grand Canyon's terrain ranges from conifer forest to desert, with river niches in between.

Features extremely rare under-the-ice footage that reveals a complex and potentially dangerous side to this huge and often mysterious mammal.

Meet an accomplished avian architect that has long fascinated scientists with its remarkably complex courting behavior.

Dogs are anything but common animals. They develop lifelong bonds with the people. They instinctively know when a human or animal companion is in need of help.

Deep in the thorn forests of Madagascar live troops of ring-tailed lemurs, the most beautiful and most social of Madagascar's extraordinary primates. Our story follows five baby lemurs as they try to make their way in the world. In an intimate portrait never before filmed, we learn of their high times, their sufferings, and the special bonds that hold their unique society together.

NATURE follows a venerated elephant trainer named Dr. Krishnamurthy and several of his young trainees.

Straight from the archive, former NATURE host George Page gives his signature intro to The Joy of Pigs back in 1996.

With their vivid blue and red facial and rump accents, mandrills are the most colorful mammals ever found in nature, but they are so shy, and they move so quickly across vast ranges of dense rainforest, that researchers have always had a very hard time following them.

There are not many people in the world who know more about snakes and snake venom than Bill Haast does. After all, Haast, director of the Miami Serpentarium, has been bitten by venomous snakes more than 160 times -- and lived to tell the tale.

One of the world's best-known animal researchers surveys the results of more than three decades of painstaking study.

This is a six-part documentary series hosted by John Shrapnel, taking us into the bizarre, fascinating world of insects with amazing graphics.