Documentaries about wildlife from all over the world
Documentary taking a fresh look at the savannah plains from the point of view of the Thomson's gazelle, one of Africa's great success stories.
DetailsA look at the natural world with presenter David Attenborough. This award-winning film features North America's raccoons, which inhabit back alleys and rooftops.
DetailsA look at how raccoons have adapted to life in American cities, often living alongside humans in chimney stacks and travelling via the city's storm drains.
DetailsProfile of the banded mongooses that roam the grasslands of East Africa, where they are constantly under threat from larger beasts. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsNature documentary following the adventures of two families of black bears who have made their homes on and around the world-famous Whistler Mountain ski resort in Canada.
DetailsDocumentary exploring the relationship between plants and one of nature's most dazzling creatures - the hummingbird. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsDocumentary about the extraordinary breeding behaviour of 120,000 elephant seals who arrive on the beaches of California every year. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsWhen 101 South American toxic cane toads were transported 15,000 km to Australia, the entire Australian ecosysem was threatened.
DetailsCapuchins are the brainiest monkeys in the world, but why do those in captivity appear smarter than those in the wild? Presented by David Attenborough.
DetailsPresented by David Attenborough. After millions of years evolving at sea, crabs have found new ways to breathe, move and avoid enemies.
DetailsDocumentary examining the lives of giant octopuses, filmed in their North Pacific home, as they hunt, fight and care for their young.
DetailsDocumentary in which David Attenborough investigates the latest discoveries about dolphin intellect.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates a documentary about the Emperor dragonfly. One of nature's beauties, yet also an aggressive tyrant always on the warpath.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates this look at cuttlefish, octopus, and squid, a group known as the cephalopods who boast a variety of biolgical gadgets.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates a documentary about six-foot otters in the Amazon and their tense relationship with the even bigger black caiman.
DetailsDocumentary about the giraffes of East Africa, examining some of the problems caused by being the world's tallest animal.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates a programme investigating the extraordinary natural phenomenon of swarming, from birds to mosquitoes, jellyfish to locusts.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates a documentary about crocodiles and alligators, who in over 200 million years have endured the worst the planet could throw at them and survived.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates the remarkable story of the 130 million crabs who cross Christmas Island to spawn on the coast.
DetailsA celebration of ladybirds follows their fortunes from the egg through all the trials of life, until they fly away home. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsA look at the incredible extremes of size in the natural world, investigating why there are no mammals the size of ants, and no insects larger than a rhinoceros beetle.
DetailsAn oasis is really a 'desert island' - an island of fertile land in a sea of desert. David Attenborough narrates a look at the teeming natural life surrounding an oasis.
DetailsA look at the male proboscis monkey and other bizarre creatures that live in the mangrove swamps of Borneo.
DetailsDocumentary following the trials and tribulations of a pair of ospreys as they raise their young off the coastal waters of Newfoundland, Canada.
DetailsA look at the bird life on the tiny volcanic island of St Lazaria, including puffins and half a million storm petrels. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsDocumentary about the chameleon and how it uses its vibrant patterns and colours to communicate in courtship and battle. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsDocumentary investigating the different survival strategies used by creatures living on the reefs of Sulawesi to avoid sharks and other predators.
DetailsDocumentary about wildlife around the Falkland Islands, narrated by David Attenborough. Diverse penguins, ponderous bull sealions and gentle albatrosses feature.
DetailsDocumentary charting the journey the family groups of Asian elephants have to make each year in order to survive. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates a film about a Californian ground squirrel struggling to protect its young from predators.
DetailsThe first ever film of the elusive wild stoat in its native habitat, among the gardens of Mount Grace priory in North Yorkshire. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates the tale of five bee-eater birds, who exist on a diet of bees and wasps and live in one of the most complex bird societies yet discovered.
DetailsDavid Attenborough narrates a look at rats, which can run as fast as Linford Christie, leap three metres to escape foxes and walk the high wire to raid a bird table.
DetailsDocumentary about the macaw - the most vivacious and flamboyant member of the parrot family. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsDocumentary charting the unorthodox behaviour of the seahorse - species in which the male that becomes pregnant and suffers the trauma of giving birth.
DetailsDocumentary using extraordinary camera work to reveal how moles survive underground. Narrated by David Attenborough.
DetailsNature documentary. In the beautiful gardens of an English manor house lies the body of a robin, killed by a rival. David Attenborough tells its tale.
DetailsDavid Attenborough examines the reasons why zebras are marked in such a bizarre and conspicuous way.
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