BEHIND THE SCENES

Over the course of filming "Dogs in the Wild", the filmmakers learned that not all wild dogs are easy to film. Among the most difficult to film was not only the tiniest wild dog but also lives in the Sahara Desert: the fennec fox.

Producer Ann Johnson Prum and cinematographer Mark Carroll travel to western Poland to film the nest of the elusive Black Woodpecker. Working with local Biologist Romuald Mikusek they find a nest over 50 feet high. Using climbing gear Mark ascends the tree to mount cameras ...

Cinematographer Mark Carroll takes us up in a crane to show us how he was able to capture feeding and caching behavior at the Acorn Woodpecker’s eyeview at the Hastings Natural History preserve in Carmel California.

Go behind the scenes of "Hippo King." Filmmakers Will and Lianne Steenkamp discuss their experience creating the film.

Go behind the scenes of "American Horses." The film crew traveled across the country to film America's iconic horse breeds.

Go behind the scenes of NATURE's two-part miniseries "The Alps." The filmmakers braved frigid climates and tough terrain to capture the intimate moments of the animals living in the Alps.

As with any PBS NATURE film, the key to getting the shots is time spent out in the field. Fortunately, for the crew of "Sharks of Hawaii" that meant the tropical islands of Hawaii.

Phil Dalton, Huw Williams and Matt Gordon of John Downer Productions answered NATURE’s questions about the best moments of creating NATURE’s recent miniseries, Spy in the Wild 2. From the funniest to the most beautiful to the most surprising moment, the filmmakers talk about the ...

Philip Dalton and Matthew Gordon, the producers of "Spy in the Wild 2", answered viewers' questions in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit. For the second series, the team created more than 50 realistic animatronic spy creatures and went around the world from the ...