Seasons & episodes
S27 · E1White Falcon, White Wolf 2008-10-26 · 53 min
On a remote Arctic island, a breeding pair of gyrfalcons and a pack of Arctic wolves struggle to raise their young as nine months of snow and ice melt away.
S27 · E2Clever Monkeys 2008-11-09 · 53 min
Just how smart are monkeys? Their curiosity leads them to try new things, but it’s their culture that teaches them much of what they know.
S27 · E3American Eagle 2008-11-16 · 53 min
Following their protection as an endangered species, bald eagles have come roaring back. But even in the best of times, life in the wild is a surprisingly tough struggle.
S27 · E4The Wolf That Changed America 2008-11-23 · 53 min
In 1893, a bounty hunter named Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to the untamed canyons of New Mexico on a mission to kill a dangerous outlaw: a wolf named Lobo.
S27 · E5The Dragon Chronicles 2009-01-11 · 53 min
Follow Rom Whitaker as he journeys around the world, reimagining the lines between fact and fantasy, in search of the fabled dragons' contemporary counterparts.
S27 · E6Is That Skunk? 2009-01-25 · 53 min
We find them in the evening digging through our garbage, hiding under our houses, or walking through our yards, streets, and parks. Skunks seem perfectly adapted to life around us. But we are less comfortable around them, for fear of their potent spray. As we expand our urban areas, many skunks find themselves increasingly unwelcome neighbors. It seems everyone has their own skunk story. But what do we really know about these infamous black and white creatures?
S27 · E7Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears 2009-02-08 · 53 min
In South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains, one animal’s perseverance makes it the ultimate survivor: the eland, the largest member of the antelope family.
S27 · E8Why We Love Cats and Dogs 2009-02-15 · 53 min
Some people are cat people, some are dog people. But regardless of which camp they fall into, most people are simply crazy about their pets. The connections people form with their cats and dogs are often the longest, strongest relationships in their lives. They are our soul mates, our best friends, sometimes even our surrogate children. What makes these creatures such key members of our families?
S27 · E9Kilauea: Mountain of Fire 2009-03-29 · 53 min
Kilauea continually molds Hawaii’s Big Island. Creating new land, shaping ancient forests and carving tunnels through the earth, the volcano fascinates a dedicated group of scientists and filmmakers who follow its every action. Using innovative new imaging technologies to map the magma chamber, following the lava’s heat along its journey underground, and listening to the constant noises of its movements, geologists map the shifting liquid earth as they work to understand its awesome force.
S27 · E10Frogs: The Thin Green Line 2009-04-05 · 53 min
More than a third of all amphibians have already been lost, and more are disappearing every day. A fungus called chytrid has been identified as the major culprit.
S27 · E11The Loneliest Animals 2009-04-19 · 53 min
Around the globe, unique and fascinating species face extinction. Follow the plight of these creatures and the dedicated conservationists who fight for them.
S27 · E12Eagles of Mull 2009-05-03 · 53 min
Returning home to the Isle of Mull after 15 years abroad, Gordon Buchanan was happy for the chance to take a new look at his native land, through his camera lens.
S27 · E13Victoria Falls 2009-05-17 · 53 min
The world's largest waterfall, Victoria Falls, is explored through the eyes of a 74-year-old fisherman who's lived near the 350-foot wonder, located on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, for all of his life. During the rainy season (November to April), much of the wildlife that depend on the river for subsistence dissipate into the savanna. The rest of the year, however, it attracts baboons, eagles, elephants, hippos, kingfishers and quelea finches, among other creatures.