Episodes
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My Garden of a Thousand Bees
S40 E1 - 53m 13s
A story of surprise and revelation. A wildlife filmmaker spends his time during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown filming the bees in his urban garden and discovers the many diverse species and personalities that exist in this insect family.
Extras + Features
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Monk Seals on the Brink of Extinction
S40 E13 - 2m 22s
The Mediterranean and the coastal waters of North Africa and western Europe were once home to hundreds of thousands of Mediterranean monk seals. These days just 300 or so remain. Over centuries they have been hunted to the brink of extinction.
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Preview of Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge
S40 E13 - 30s
Discover the wildlife and landscapes of Portugal, shaped by its history as a global trading hub. From forest to coast, witness the majesty of the country’s wild horses, storks, monk seals, flamingos and more.
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Meet Portugal's 20,000-Year-Old Wild Horses
S40 E13 - 2m 46s
The stars of Portugal's only national park are not newcomers. Wild Garrano horses have lived in the Peneda-Gerês mountains of northern Portugal for 20,000 years.
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Fox Attempts to Steal Carcass From Flock of Vultures
S40 E13 - 1m 25s
When a piece of carrion is spotted on this side of the border, griffon, black, and bearded vultures descend en masse. A strict ranking system applies at the carcass, but one visitor turns up without an invitation.
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Polar Bears Search for Scraps in Changing Climate
S40 E12 - 2m 52s
A polar bear mother and her cubs search for scraps during a too-hot summer. In the Southern Beaufort Sea, there are only about half as many polar bears as there were 35 years ago. North Alaska has the largest oil field in America, and its effects can be seen in the changing landscape and climate.
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Newborn Muskox's First Day
S40 E12 - 2m 54s
Within hours of being born, a muskox calf is ready to start exploring. Meanwhile, its mother keeps a careful eye on her newborn. Muskoxen were hunted to extinction in Alaska by 1860 but were reintroduced in the 1930s. There are now a few thousand in the state.
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Preview of American Arctic
S40 E12 - 30s
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska has long protected survivors of the Ice Age, but this frozen fortress is melting due to climate change. For the caribou, musk oxen, polar bears and Arctic foxes, the Ice Age is slipping away.
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Grizzly Bear Hunts Caribou Herd
S40 E12 - 2m
The caribou migration is a veritable feast for grizzly bears — if the bears can catch them. Grizzlies hunt all the way to the Arctic Ocean in the summer, but caribou are faster than bears on the open plain.
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Young Hippo Mourns Mother's Death
S40 E11 - 2m 56s
After a mother hippo loses strength in her old age and dies, predators approach her body to take advantage of this feast. Her mourning calf makes a heartbreaking decision to leave his mother’s body behind to protect himself and escape fast-chasing lions.
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Preview of Hippo King
S40 E11 - 30s
Follow the life of an old hippo, a king of its kind, and discover the true character of one of Earth’s largest land mammals.
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Mother Hippo Protects Calf from Lions and Crocodiles
S40 E11 - 2m 5s
A newborn hippo draws unwanted attention from predators like crocodiles and lions. His brave mother is well aware of these threats and keeps him close.
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Elephants and Hippos Play Hide and Seek
S40 E11 - 1m 45s
Usually, elephants and hippos stay out of each other's way, but these elephants deliberately gate-crash this hippo's lagoon party.
Schedule
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Nature
Remarkable Rabbits
Sunday
Mar 31
1 Hour
How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction. -
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Remarkable Rabbits
Sunday
Mar 31
1 Hour
How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction. -
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Nature
Remarkable Rabbits
Sunday
Mar 31
1 Hour
How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction. -
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Nature
Remarkable Rabbits
Sunday
Mar 31
1 Hour
How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction. -
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Nature
Remarkable Rabbits
Monday
Apr 1
1 Hour
How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction. -
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Remarkable Rabbits
Monday
Apr 1
1 Hour
How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction. -
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Nature
Remarkable Rabbits
Wednesday
Apr 3
1 Hour
How hares differ from rabbits; how swamp rabbits have managed to survive in an ever-changing landscape; snowshoe hares; progress made by scientists to save rabbit species from extinction. -
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Nature
Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors
Wednesday
Apr 10
1 Hour
The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations. -
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Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors
Wednesday
Apr 10
1 Hour
The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations. -
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Nature
Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors
Thursday
Apr 11
1 Hour
The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations. -
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Nature
Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors
Thursday
Apr 11
1 Hour
The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations. -
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Nature
Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors
Thursday
Apr 11
1 Hour
The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations. -
Image
Nature
Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Meet the Raptors
Thursday
Apr 11
1 Hour
The many species of raptors, from giant eagles to miniature falconets, and how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations.
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