Journey to the frozen Arctic, where survival is an art form. Discover how the mighty polar bear thrives in brutal cold and how the fierce wolverine becomes a master hunter in the snow.
We find out about the animals that live in the shadows and the adaptations they need to survive. Nocturnal animals have taken to this dark world for good reason. You need some special abilities to cope with the lack of light.,
Animals that live life on the wing, have a vast expanse of sky to navigate, find mates, locate food, and avoid predators in… Living in this aerial realm requires a unique set of senses, specialized to cope with life above ground…,
While all life began in the oceans, human beings now rely on technology to navigate the seven seas – left to our own devices we're like the proverbial fish out of water. Only the other way around.,
In this episode, we examine how every animal has what could be called a sense of rhythm – the human animal included. To give an obvious example, there's our internal body clock which responds to the so-called Circadian rhythm.,
There's a whole world and more than one spectrum of sensations that animals are aware of, yet which just pass humans by. There's a kind of “sixth sense” that some animals have which still defies explanation.,
There are senses we share with most animals, but what about those senses that human is equipped with? Infrared light, electromagnetic waves and ultrasound, are all found within a spectrum of sensory information that just passes by ordinary humans.,
Find out how sharks use electro-sensors to detect their prey. Also, discover the skunk's stinky defense mechanism. And domestic versus wild – see how the striped zebra matches up against its cousin the horse.
Meet human's closest relatives – primates. See what makes a chimpanzee one of the most intelligent primates. Find out why the spider monkey is such an amazing climber and feel the power of the howler monkey's howl.
Unleash the secrets of man's best friend! Discover what gives the greyhound its incredible speed, how the bloodhound's super nose tracks any scent, and why the brilliant border collie tops the canine IQ charts.
Journey to the frozen Arctic, where survival is an art form. Discover how the mighty polar bear thrives in brutal cold and how the fierce wolverine becomes a master hunter in the snow.
Deep in the heart of Mexico's Yucatan, Blue World explores remote cenotes in the jungle that were once used for Mayan rituals.
This episode documents Jonathan Bird's actual cave training in the Bahamas and follows him as he learns how to dive safely in the overhead environment of a cave in an attempt to earn his full cave diver certification.
Males and females of most species will fight viciously in self-defense.Females, can be even more aggressive than males when defending their young. We'll expore the Race of Life from the point of view of food,territory,social status and mates.
Elephants, thrive on vegetation, though they're not averse to confrontation. Rhinos, resilient yet endangered, face threats from predators and humanity. Hippos, formidable and protective, safeguard their young from crocodiles and other predators.
Some animals have the aerial advantage. They're the fearless fliers that have the battlefield covered, scoping out the situation with super senses and the right stuff.
Within this natural world lie countless hidden worlds, which each animal perceives in its own way, with its own highly tuned senses. These are the Specialists.
Drivers Sonia and Angela rescue a giant dog with a puzzling problem, while vets Cristina and Lawrence treat a sad guinea pig and an orphan kitten.
Michaela rescues two cuddly little penguin chicks, but will she be able to care for them well enough to keep them alive through their critical first two weeks?
Michaela is reaching the end of her training at the SANCCOB sea bird hospital with the angry oiled adult penguins, but just as she feels she is getting the hang of things the abandoned chicks start piling into the centre and stakes get higher.