Beaks and Talons
Welcome to the world of wild assassins, where masters of the sky sweep from above with their fierce beaks and razor sharp talons.
Welcome to the world of wild assassins, where masters of the sky sweep from above with their fierce beaks and razor sharp talons.
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Winter in north Italy: ice and snow rule over the Dolomites for months on end – only specialists can live up here in the high mountains: like the Ibex, for example. Hardly any other animal can climb so efficiently and scale the steepest slopes so elegantly. Even Ibex, however, descend to lower regions when the ice and snow are lying – the risk of falling is simply too high in winter. When an animal does succumb to the conditions, the Golden Eagle takes advantage. The ‘King of the Skies' becomes a scavenger in winter, when he can't catch prey himself - and he has to share, whether he likes it or not, as ravens and crows are quick to the scene of death. As soon as spring arrives, huge amounts of melt water plummet down from the Dolomites into the valley, feeding streams and rivers across north Italy – including the Po. At the Adriatic coast, Italy's longest river joins the Mediterranean and forms a vast delta. In the 1980's, salt-works were in operation here today however the area is a paradise for birds. The protected delta magically attracts rare water birds like the Purple Heron, and even Greater Flamingos. South of the Italian Alps sprawls one of the most recognizable cultural landscapes on earth: Tuscany. A mild climate, olive groves, vineyards and small woods shape this region – and whoever looks a little closer can also discover Tuscany's wild side. At the top of an old oak tree, two Stag Beetles clash for the favours of a lady and on a blooming meadow, a tortoise munches on some fresh flowers - totally at peace.
"Wild Hungary - A Water Wonderland" is a wildlife documentary about a white-tailed eagle family, a young otter and a giant catfish that share the wetlands of this country in Central Europe. Hungary lies in the bottom of the huge Pannonian Basin encircled by the peaks of the Alps and the Carpathians. Countless rivers and streams run from the mountains into the heart of the basin like the Danube or the Tisza and the countryside is densely scattered with thousands of lakes as well. In such a water paradise it's not surprising that wildlife is flourishing, often quite close to human settlements or well-known tourist destinations like the Lake Balaton or the Hungarian Puszta. "Wild Hungary" is also the story of a fisherman and a herdsman for whom the rhythm of the river and the moving of the water makes the yearly calendar. "Wild Hungary" offers a view behind the clichés that lives about this country. And there are much more to taste than the famous goulash soup.
Scattered across the warm South China Sea, Indonesia's islands are a melting pot for evolution and diversity. Here, rich forests, rivers and coastlines have offered pockets of isolation, enabling animals to develop incredible behaviours and looks.
The Himalayas run across 2,500km of north India. he Himalayas' rugged highlands offer little direct refuge to humans, in the shadow below, over a billion people in India rely on the mountains for survival./ The western Ghats are a spine of mountains that lay claim to being one of the most bio-diverse places in the world. In the east tigers and wild dogs compete for prey in the dry forests. While the western Ghats hold the key to life across southern India.
Wilson moves in at Maybelline's Aztecs but makes a dash for it when Zaphod pitches up.
While diving for shellfish off Cape Howe, an Australian man ends up inside the jaws of a Great White shark. Determined to maintain his championship spear fishing title, an Australian man inadvertently becomes bait for a 15-foot-long Great White shark.
Cambodia is one of the most bio diverse countries in Southeast Asia, whose wildlife and climate is ruled by the monsoon cycle. It is a wild land of extreme rains, raging rivers and flooding lakes that create great challenges for its animals and a fine bal
Sencha's return threatens Flint's pups, and a storm leaves Swift down on numbers and Pandi with an opportunity.
Wildest Middle East reveals the remotest and most surprising corners of this ancient land, where you will find nothing is as it seems and where the natural world is fighting a constant battle to survive in an ever changing world.
Asia's shorelines stretch from the world's most extensive mangrove forests and coral reefs in Indonesia to the sub-arctic coast of northern Russia.
Wildest Middle East reveals the remotest and most surprising corners of this ancient land, where you will find nothing is as it seems and where the natural world is fighting a constant battle to survive in an ever changing world.
Wildest Places explores some of the most incredible natural habitats on earth & a diverse range of wildlife.
Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine join a riverboat search for manatee.
The longest chain of mountains in the world, the Andes run the length of western South America and dictate the climate for the whole continent. They include some of the highest peaks outside the Himalayas.
In this episode of the documentary series Andreas Kieling encounters the last gorillas in the mountain rainforests of the border areas between the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda and sets off in search of the perhaps most aggressive descendant of the dinosaurs, the saltwater crocodile, in Australia. With the help of local guides Andreas Kieling attempts to track down lions in a small region of India and encounters the elepahnt, the most hated at the same time most respected creature in Africa. Near Cape Town in Struis Bay, the filmmaker meets a woman who feeds seven stingrays each morning and evening.
Welcome to the world of wild assassins, where masters of the sky sweep from above with their fierce beaks and razor sharp talons.
Pregnant Maybelline and her Aztecs are forced to fight their way out of trouble.
Every year the Pantanal is drowned by immense floods, and then suffer severe drought. Yet, while people struggle, the Pantanal hosts some of the greatest gatherings of animals on the planet.
Evicted Sencha is thrown a lifeline in the form of attractive rover Lilac.
While on the job at an Florida golf club, an experienced golf ball diver is attacked by a territorial, 400-pound alligator. Jeff Tanswell's snorkeling trip turns into a bloody battle for his life when he is dragged under by an 12-foot saltwater crocodile.
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