Episodes
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Fire and Ice
S1 E3 - 54m 33s
Scandinavia’s extremes are kingdoms of ice and fire. Awake under the long polar night, Muskoxen, polar bears, and arctic foxes must navigate the dramatic transformation of their world as it melts into a sleepless rush of life under the midnight sun.
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Heartlands
S1 E2 - 54m 31s
Magical forests wrap around a labyrinth of waterways in Scandinavia’s heartlands. Elusive wolves and lynx stalk this secret world, while osprey and reindeer survive the ever-changing seasons through surprising and ancient alliances.
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Life on the Edge
S1 E1 - 54m 30s
Scandinavia’s wild and unpredictable coast is a place of haunting beauty and dangerous extremes. Home to sea eagles, otters, base jumpers and orca. Only the tough and resourceful can carve out a Life on the Edge.
Extras + Features
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Polar Bear Romance
S1 E3 - 2m 56s
As spring arrives in the Arctic, a male polar bear's attention turns to finding a mate. With the vast frozen landscape providing little in the way of clues, he must use his highly sensitive sense of smell to track down the faint scent of a female. But winning her over won't be easy.
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Surging Glacier in Svalbard
S1 E3 - 3m 36s
Dr. Heidi Sevestre studies the surging Wahlenbergbreen glacier in Svalbard, which has accelerated in recent years. Using time lapse footage, she and her team monitor the glacier's movements and find it's moving at an incredibly fast pace of four to five meters per day.
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Icelandic Spider Loves a Thermal Spa
S1 E3 - 3m 37s
Laugakönguló, Iceland's pool spider, may only be the size of a thumbnail, but it's adapted to the extreme temperatures of Iceland's hot springs to survive the winter months. Normally dormant during the winter season, the constant heat in these hot springs allows these wolf spiders to thrive year-round. However, their survival is not without peril, as one wrong step can lead to being boiled alive.
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Episode 3 Preview
S1 E3 - 30s
Scandinavia’s extremes are kingdoms of ice and fire. Awake under the long polar night, Muskoxen, polar bears, and arctic foxes must navigate the dramatic transformation of their world as it melts into a sleepless rush of life under the midnight sun.
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Muskox Showdown
S1 E3 - 2m 56s
In the scorching heat of the Norwegian summer, the leader of a muskox herd must move his harem to higher ground to escape the stifling valleys. But with this move comes the challenge of defending his rank in the upcoming muskox rut. As a rival male presents himself, a violent and intense battle ensues, with each using their thick skulls and massive bulk to try and outdo the other.
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Learning the Bear Necessities of Life
S1 E2 - 3m 1s
In the forests of Finland during early spring, a mother brown bear has emerged from hibernation with her cubs. She starts to teach them some important life lessons, such as how to climb trees away from danger. Climbing up the towering pine trees seems to be easy enough, but it is harder to get back down.
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Skating On Thin Ice
S1 E2 - 3m 2s
In Sweden, a group of skaters search for black ice: The freshly formed ice is only just thick enough to hold a skater’s weight and is perfectly smooth. This is a very dangerous activity that should only be attempted by at least two expert skaters. The sounds generated by skating over black ice are out of this world.
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Episode 2 Preview
S1 E2 - 30s
Magical forests wrap around a labyrinth of waterways in Scandinavia’s heartlands. Elusive wolves and lynx stalk this secret world, while osprey and reindeer survive the ever-changing seasons through surprising and ancient alliances.
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Wolves Close In On a Bear's Lunch
S1 E2 - 2m 36s
This male brown bear in Finland could eat 80 lbs of this reindeer carcass in one sitting, but a pack of 10 hungry wolves have other ideas.
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The Deep Relationship of the Sami and Reindeer
S1 E2 - 3m 14s
Margret Fjellström and her family are indigenous Sami reindeer herders, relying on their herds for generations. During harsh winters, where temperatures can drop below -40 degrees Fahrenheit, the reindeer depend on energy-rich lichen.
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Black Grouse At Dawn
S1 E2 - 3m 43s
Male black grouse battle over a coveted central position on a display lek in Norway, with some fights lasting for hours.
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Puffins Fight Dirty
S1 E1 - 2m 19s
Follow the challenges faced by a latecomer trying to secure a nest hole in a colony of 8,000 puffin pairs on Hornøya. As birds fight to defend their patches, tensions rise and the newcomer faces a dangerous fight for survival.
Schedule
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Wild Scandinavia
Fire and Ice
Thursday
Oct 31
1 Hour
Exploring Scandinavia's kingdoms of fire and ice and the animals -- including muskoxen, polar bears and arctic foxes -- who must navigate the landscape as it changes around them. -
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Wild Scandinavia
Life on the Edge
Friday
Nov 1
1 Hour
Exploring Scandinavia's wild and unpredictable coast, beginning around the Swedish Baltic Sea which includes fjords home to eagles, otters, base jumpers and orcas. -
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Wild Scandinavia
Heartlands
Friday
Nov 1
1 Hour
Exploring the Scandinavian forest, an ancient land shrouded in myth and legend, and its animals, including wolves, lynx, osprey and reindeer.
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