Giants of San Benedicto features Dr. Robert Rubin and his ground-breaking research of giant Mantas. You'll travel to the remote Socorro Islands off Mexico's Pacific coast and see breath-taking encounters with enormous manta rays.
Once highly endangered but now flourishing thanks to a concentrated effort to preserve their natural habitat, these ancient creatures continue to stalk waters as one of the last remaining predators on earth.
The wildlife team comes under attack from an angry rhino after releasing it from its holding crate. Our orphaned baby elephant is settling nicely into his new home and things go crazy when we introduce him to his new playmate, a sheep called Albert.
Our vet Johan ends up with a buffalo up his backside when one of the animals they are testing for tuberculosis wakes up. We have a difficult decision to make, rescue an orphaned baby elephant or leave it to die a slow, cruel death in the bush.
A rhino ear notching goes terribly wrong when a large bull starts attacking the drugged female. Up at the Animal Hospital the world's tallest patient checks in and the struggle begins to get the baby giraffe to drink.
In this last episode of Super Senses we take the grand final tour to see the greatest of all the special weapons that help some animals to govern the wilderness. In this episode we see it, hear it, touch it, smell it and taste it like animals do.
Animals use communication to attract mates,warn off predators, defend territory, or trick their prey. And of course, it's the senses that play the key role - Sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing - all are employed to send signals to others.
We find out more about the animals that have their feet firmly planted on or under the ground. And find out how their senses are tuned to survive. What we see above the ground is only a small part of the natural world.
International animal rescue organisation FOUR PAWS goes on a dangerous mission into the Gaza Strip to rescue two lion cubs. But tricky negotiations with the lions' owner, red tape and suspicions create chaos for the team.
A drama packed mission flying six tigers from the Netherlands to South Africa is hardly off the ground before there's a medical emergency and the challenges of treating lions with medical problems.
Umbili and Shakira, the leopard cubs, are becoming a real threat to Zacheo's safety and they must be moved, on a more comical note the baby baboons are moved in with the juveniles.
Cheetahs race towards endangerment.Leopards thrive as opportunistic hunters.Lions reign atop the food chain. Snow leopards navigate treacherous terrain.Tigers persevere. Each big cat surviving maturity claims victory in life's relentless race.
Animals adapt for survival. Crocodiles, ancient and resilient, boast slow metabolism and efficient physiology. Sharks retain successful traits over time. Whales, from land to sea, evolve with echolocation and robust anatomy, ensuring survival.
Blue World learns how they train Beluga whales at the Mystic Aquarium, explores a deep blue hole in the Bahamas, and swims with wild Spinner dolphins in Hawaii.
Blue World travels to upstate New York to learn how biologists are working to save the sturgeon in the St. Lawrence River. Then we visit an underwater farm in Key Largo, Florida, where they grow coral!
Blue World visits shipwrecks in Florida to see how they turn into artificial reefs. Then Blue World's host learns to freedive with Karol Meyer…a world-record freediver.
Molly the dog is paralysed in a hit and run accident, Mark is having a busy day with pigs, goats, horses and a mauled cow and Stacey treats a tortoise with a sore leg.
Stacey discovers Marama the poodle has breast cancer, Mark tries to save a herd of pregnant cows from miscarrying and the Vet North team dart calves amongst the dinosaurs.
On the savannah, in the forest, or under the sea, the competition never quits. Having the right gear provides more than a fighting chance for success.
Life in the wild is life during wartime, and these animal soldiers have mastered the tactics of surveillance, stealth, and attack.