Animal Nation

From tanks to watchtowers, trumpeters to dressage experts, Africa's ungulates are the most varied of its land animals. Some are lumbering...

Elephants are not only the largest land mammals on Earth; they are also among the most endearing: an irresistible mix of intelligence, dexterity,...

Lions are a universal emblem of courage and strength, a supercharged hunting beast with seemingly mystical abilities and a spiritual history. The...

Think cheetah - think speed!! Nature's supercharger is the fastest thing on four legs. A cat of supreme grace and beauty, the cheetah lives life in...

Across Asia, the fight to save tigers is being waged on many fronts. Leading the charge are the intelligence gatherers: three men in three very...

Barely visible through the high bush grass of Africa's Phinda Reserve, a phantom panther hides out in ghostly silence. This feline mirage is a...

The most precarious time for a baby animal occurs in the first few hours after it s taken its first breath. Some are born without the presence of a...

All babies are naturally curious and eager to explore from the moment they can move but often this inquisitiveness puts them at risk, while they...

There comes a time when all wild babies feel the urge to step away from the confines of the nursery, to stretch their legs and overcome the...

To countless millions snakes represent all that is evil, dangerous and loathsome in the animal world; silent, slow moving calculated killers with an...

One primate has colonised more of Africa than any other. The versatile baboon is at home everywhere from rainforest to mountaintop. Almost anywhere...

More than any other primate, the lives of humans and macaques are the most intertwined. We both trace our origins to Africa, and after humans,...

Half a world away from the great wilderness of Africa, in the heart of the greatest concrete jungle on earth, a small slice of the Congo rainforest...

According to old superstitious beliefs, the hyena was an ally of African witchdoctors and sorcerers, making it an instantly dislikeable character....

As darkness falls, blood will flow on the Savuti marshes of northern Botswana. A pitch-black night brings perfect conditions for the night hunters...

A dark shadow lurking just below the surface of a murky African lake or perhaps a motionless log drifting along with a river's current until, with...

Africa is famous for its innumerable land animals, birds and bugs but the waters lapping its coastline also offers an array of wildlife. This DVD is...

From amber forests of kelp through to exposed oyster beds, New Zealand's undersea gardens provide a spectacular and constantly changing backdrop for...

The world's tropical waters are inhabited by a fish that dwarfs all others. Off the east coast of Africa, the warm currents of the Indian Ocean play...

Far below the towering cliffs of a rocky island, a group of huge creatures hover motionless in the gloom of a vast underwater cave. At over 12 feet...

Every day is a struggle for survival for young male seals in the untamed waters off the southern tip of Africa. This is the story of a courageous...

In just one decade of savage slaughter, it was believed that whalers had wiped out Southern Right Whales, but after a hundred and fifty years of...

Graceful and balletic, dolphins are ocean dancers and Spinner Dolphins are the prima ballerinas. Enter the mysterious world of Spinner Dolphins to...

The word shark and all that it stands for is the embodiment of one of our deepest fears, and while for some species this fear may be justified, today...