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NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming in the process the benchmark for natural history programs.

The Frog Ark | WILD HOPE

16m 8s

Many of the world’s most beloved frogs and amphibians are headed for extinction, but inside “The Ark” in Panama, some of those threatened species are given a fighting chance. Using innovative technology and breakthrough genetics, researchers have ignited a cadre of solutions to save these rare and cherished species.

Episodes

  • Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone

    S42 E17 - 53m 27s

    Follow the story of a pine marten as she takes us on a journey through a landscape of grey stone called the Burren, home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife.

  • Saving the Animals of Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Saving the Animals of Ukraine

    S42 E16 - 53m 29s

    In the midst of violence and war, Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue animals that have been left behind by those forced to flee.

  • Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons

    S42 E15 - 53m 18s

    Known only by her research number, Grizzly 399 has been a fixture in Grand Teton National Park since 2007, becoming the world’s most famous grizzly bear. Now 399 is raising four new cubs in the face of human encroachment, a warming climate and the threat of losing protection under the Endangered Species Act.

  • Extreme Lives | Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extreme Lives | Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers

    S42 E14 - 53m 28s

    See the extreme ways in which raptors conquer the toughest habitats on Earth. From snowy owls in the high Arctic to honey buzzards raiding hornet nests in Taiwan, raptors can hunt prey in any climate.

  • Meet the Raptors | Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet the Raptors | Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers

    S42 E13 - 53m 58s

    From giant eagles to miniature falconets, meet the many species of raptors. Explore how they survive winters, learn to hunt and undergo migrations. Their superpowers of flight, sight, hearing and smell give them dominance over the skies.

  • Patrick and the Whale: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Patrick and the Whale

    S42 E12 - 53m 8s

    Follow Patrick Dykstra in his quest to connect with and understand the hidden nature of the sperm whale, shining a light on their intelligence and complexity, as well as their relationship with humankind.

  • Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

    S42 E11 - 53m 3s

    Follow Sir David Attenborough and a team of forensic experts as they unearth the fossil of a giant Pliosaur, the largest Jurassic predator ever known.

  • Flyways: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Flyways

    S42 E10 - 53m 18s

    Follow a conservation movement of bird-loving experts and citizen scientists as they mobilize to the challenge of understanding and saving shorebirds.

  • Gorilla: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gorilla

    S42 E9 - 53m 18s

    Get an intimate look at a silverback family in Gabon’s Loango National Park. Meet a newborn gorilla, forest elephants, buffalos and brave researchers in one of the last remaining wild coasts in the African tropics.

  • Bloodlines | Big Little Journeys: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bloodlines | Big Little Journeys

    S42 E8 - 53m 18s

    In Madagascar’s Kirindy Forest, a matchstick-sized chameleon goes on an epic journey through high trees and ground floors to find a mate and lay eggs before it’s too late. A water vole in the Scottish Highlands swims a lake, climbs a waterfall and scales a mountain also to find a suitor and a place to raise her pups.

  • Survival | Big Little Journeys: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Survival | Big Little Journeys

    S42 E7 - 53m 18s

    In Taiwan, a Formosan pangolin travels through a land of giants to find a mate in a protected forest. The lonely male encounters dangerous and strange characters along the way, from a cobra to a Formosan moon bear. In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a family of golden-headed lion tamarins, searching for food, journey to a land of plenty and face an ocelot and a monkey-eating harpy eagle in their path.

  • Home | Big Little Journeys: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Home | Big Little Journeys

    S42 E6 - 53m 18s

    In Canada, a walnut-sized turtle ventures through a forest of giants, dodging huge trucks along the highway. The newly hatched turtle is in search of the lake where she will spend the next 50 years of her life. In South Africa, a young bushbaby is expelled by his family and must journey into the unknown to find a new home. He is drawn toward the lights of the human world in the city of Pretoria.

Extras + Features

  • Pufferfish Builds Sand Sculpture for Mating: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pufferfish Builds Sand Sculpture for Mating

    S42 E2 - 2m 49s

    Male Japanese pufferfish build exquisite sand sculptures to attract a mate. When a female is not impressed with this male's creation, Spy Puffer steps in as the artist’s assistant.

  • Baby Platypus Caught on Camera: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Baby Platypus Caught on Camera

    S42 E1 - 3m 11s

    A female platypus, dubbed Zoom, preps a nesting site after the mating season. Female platypus can dig up to 30 feet into the riverbank to make a safe place to lay their eggs and raise their young.

  • Preview of The Platypus Guardian: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview of The Platypus Guardian

    S42 E1 - 30s

    Witness the story of Pete Walsh, a Tasmanian man who befriends a platypus he names Zoom. With the help of experts, Pete learns more about the platypus’s secret world in a mission to protect them from the dangers of urban development.

  • Witness a 'Platypus Love Donut': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Witness a 'Platypus Love Donut'

    S42 E1 - 2m 23s

    When mating, platypus put their bill on each other’s tail, like they’re in a trance, in what filmmaker Pete Walsh dubbed the "platypus love donut."

  • NATURE - Season 42: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NATURE - Season 42

    S42 - 4m 49s

    Get a sneak peek at a brand new season of NATURE on PBS, starting October 2023.

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