Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating documentary format. This series is a detailed journey into the life and defining traits of some of the worlds most majestic and curious animals. Lions, Sharks, Snakes, Bears, Spiders, Alligators and much more.
In Shangri-La, the remote mountains of southwest China, live one of the most remarkable, elusive and endangered primates in the world. CHINA'S HIDDEN MONKEYS will give viewers their first look at the living link between monkeys and apes.
In Shangri-La, the remote mountains of southwest China, live one of the most remarkable, elusive and endangered primates in the world. CHINA'S HIDDEN MONKEYS will give viewers their first look at the living link between monkeys and apes.
In his most complex case to date, wildlife expert Dr Rhys Jones is called in by the police to track down 40 escaped wild boar, an aggressive and non-native species threatening the local community.
Owls with insomnia, an escaped snake, and an experiment involving beavers and an insidious alien invader: more unexpected science and nature with Dr Rhys Jones.
Wildfires in the Welsh valleys lead to conflicts between a snake and humans; a buzzard that falls into a vat of cold fat needs a wash and a groom, and Dr Jones is called in on his biggest case yet – the illegal smuggling of rhino horn.
Welsh wildlife expert Dr Rhys Jones is called in to investigate the suspicious death of a young otter and flies out to the Italian Alps to explore the connection between vanishing snow voles and the phenomena of global weirding.
Dr Jones is called in to rehabilitate a mandrill rescued from a Polish zoo, helps with the reintroduction of water voles in UK rivers, and assists the police in a nationwide anti-deer-poaching initiative.
In this action-packed episode Dr Jones encounters his most unusual request yet: could he take a chimpanzee to A&E for an MRI scan? He's then called in to deal with a tarantula in a churchyard. Following on, Dr Jones then encounters a dog seemingly bitten by a snake. And finally, he takes to the seas to solve the mystery of a dolphin who doesn’t want to leave a shallow Welsh Bay.
Dr Rhys Jones leads a police raid on a bird dealer, there’s hysteria at a killer spider call-out, and Swansea University request Rhys’s expertise to solve a 4,000-year-old mummified murder mystery.
Owls with insomnia, an escaped snake, and an experiment involving beavers and an insidious alien invader: more unexpected science and nature with Dr Rhys Jones.
A series of specials taking the viewer through the most dangerous regions of Australia. Visit places stalked by tragedy and filled with dangerous and venomous creatures. Encounter characters who live and work in these death zones, observing how they handle these killers.
A series of specials taking the viewer through the most dangerous regions of Australia. Visit places stalked by tragedy and filled with dangerous and venomous creatures. Encounter characters who live and work in these death zones, observing how they handle these killers.
a catalogue of adventure, travel and wildlife programs
A series of specials taking the viewer through the most dangerous regions of Australia. Visit places stalked by tragedy and filled with dangerous and venomous creatures. Encounter characters who live and work in these death zones, observing how they handle these killers.
A series of specials taking the viewer through the most dangerous regions of Australia. Visit places stalked by tragedy and filled with dangerous and venomous creatures. Encounter characters who live and work in these death zones, observing how they handle these killers.
A series of specials taking the viewer through the most dangerous regions of Australia. Visit places stalked by tragedy and filled with dangerous and venomous creatures. Encounter characters who live and work in these death zones, observing how they handle these killers.
The aim of this animal documentary with a dramatic narrative is to show us the wild animals living in our cities and the reasons for their presence in these urban environments through the eyes of a humanised cat.Misty is a middle-class alley cat. From season to season, he roams the city in search of different species of urban, wild animals. From rats, mice, magpies and crows, predators and opportunists.
We explore the Animal Kingdom and look closely at how animal tribes/families live together. The family dynamic – the role of mum and dad, the competition and bonding between the offspring, when do they leave their patch/home to start their own ? We see common themes in how animal families work and live together, protect each other and then go off to fend for themselves across a range of species.
We explore the Animal Kingdom and look closely at how animal tribes/families live together. The family dynamic – the role of mum and dad, the competition and bonding between the offspring, when do they leave their patch/home to start their own ? We see common themes in how animal families work and live together, protect each other and then go off to fend for themselves across a range of species.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating format. A beautiful collection of creatures great and small from across the planet. A relaxing easy to digest series suitable for the entire family - a feast for the eyes and ears. Brilliant images set to emotive music.
Animals and nature instinctively brought together in a visually stimulating format. A beautiful collection of creatures great and small from across the planet. A relaxing easy to digest series suitable for the entire family - a feast for the eyes and ears. Brilliant images set to emotive music.
A man in a scorpion-sting coma, a policeman spooked by a tarantula, and a spate of fallow deer with missing limbs - it’s all in a day’s work for wildlife crime expert Dr Rhys Jones.
When Dr Rhys Jones’s Mum finds a poorly Kestrel on a wall, it triggers a series of events that end with a police raid on the home of a known criminal.
For this adventure, Ben selects the best billabong he has seen just outside Litchfield National Park in Northern Territory. This tropical billabong swarms with life. Filming in HD, Ben captures its pristine scenic beauty, amazing wildlife, their specialised behaviour and the drama of predator versus prey that is a daily battle in what appears a tranquil lagoon.
In the western islands of the Louisiade Archipelago, Ben Cropp discovers the white mans influence on the lands indigenous communities. He decides to embark further east to the remotest islands of the archipelago.
SECRETS OF AN OASIS is a detailed study of all the animals that live in and come to a desert oasis in the red centre of Australia.
Join Adventurer Ben Cropp as he investigates the marine stingers that inhabit the oceans off northern Australia.
Ben Cropp and his sons, Dean and Adam explore from their vessel, Freedom II, the vast and remote coastline of Australia's far north. It’s an adventure along the top end - Cape York, The Gulf of Carpentaria, Arnhem Land, and the Kimberly coast.
The sea snake, serpent of the sea, is a highly venomous creature, its venom is ten times more potent than the cobra. Many native fishermen die from sea snake bites in the islands north of Australia, but, fatalities are rare in Australi. Marine scientists accompany Ben Cropp on his vessel “Freedom” to Marion Reef.
Join Ben Cropp as he explores different breeding grounds of the pelicans such as the barren islands where they lay their eggs, to the rivers where many predators such as crocodiles and eagles prey on the young chicks. This film attempts to track the life of flocks of pelicans through an entire cycle of seasons.
Detailed study of the pristine river, the Normanby, in far north Queensland, and the changes in river and wildlife from its source to the sea.
Ben Cropp looks at the alarming deterioration of coral reefs around the world, caused by man's interference and pollution. Some countries have already ruined their coral reefs. Scientists predict that within 40 years two-thirds of the world's coral reefs will be dead.
A detailed study of the creation of a coral cay, from sandbank to fully vegetated, and the animals which inhabit it.
The Dugong is an elusive animal, thought to have given rise to the legend of the mermaid. Around the world, Dugong have been hunted to near extinction. Australia is their last sanctuary, and even here they are on the decline from gill netting and indigenous hunting.
Ben Cropp and his sons, Dean and Adam explore from their vessel, Freedom ll, the vast and remote coastline of Australia s far north. Ben visits his dream place, what he feels is the most spectacular and beautiful place in all of Australia.
The story of a primitive people living in a Pacific paradise. Ben Cropp revisits the islands he fell in love with twenty years ago and finds them little changed
Ben Cropp shows the wonders of Sydney Harbour which the locals know little about. Some are underwater, others hidden on its shores.
In the Coral Sea, east of Queensland and south of the Solomons lie many plateaus of coral that rise to the surface and are capped with coral islands. Ben Cropp and his team scuba dive these crystal waters with wonderful coral gardens, big fish, and many sharks, that go into a feeding frenzy when food is available.
In the underwater world, Ben Cropp films amazing creatures with weird and wonderful sexual behavior.
Ben travels through the scattered and remote islands of Vanuatu and the Solomon’s, in search of Mitchener’s tales and other legends.
The third film in the series of adventures undertaken by Ben Cropp and his two sons, Dean and Adam, around the top end of Australia’s wilderness. Here Ben catches mud crabs in Princess Charlotte Bay, and shows how he can immobilise the formidable claws by caressing the crab and putting it to sleep.
This documentary explores with tons of humor the strange and captivating bond between a person and its animal pet. We’ll follow 4 owners that have chosen a very special animal to keep them company, a pet quite out of the common.
A man in a scorpion-sting coma, a policeman spooked by a tarantula, and a spate of fallow deer with missing limbs - it’s all in a day’s work for wildlife crime expert Dr Rhys Jones.
When Dr Rhys Jones’s Mum finds a poorly Kestrel on a wall, it triggers a series of events that end with a police raid on the home of a known criminal.
35 years after her death, Lupita travels for the first time to Livingston, the small town in Montana where, after several professional failures, her father decided to retire. A physical journey, but, above all, an emotional journey in which she will rekindle memories and discover unknown aspects of the life of a man, her father, who has inspired countless legends.
35 years after her death, Lupita travels for the first time to Livingston, the small town in Montana where, after several professional failures, her father decided to retire. A physical journey, but, above all, an emotional journey in which she will rekindle memories and discover unknown aspects of the life of a man, her father, who has inspired countless legends.
35 years after her death, Lupita travels for the first time to Livingston, the small town in Montana where, after several professional failures, her father decided to retire. A physical journey, but, above all, an emotional journey in which she will rekindle memories and discover unknown aspects of the life of a man, her father, who has inspired countless legends.
The exotic Southeast Asian island of Borneo is home to the Pygmy Elephant; field researcher Englebert Dausip is sent on a mission through the ancient rainforests and dangerous swamps of the island to locate, track, and study these elusive elephants.
Birds of prey make some of the most impressive appearances in the sky. But eagles and hawks aren’t the typical hunters circling around fields: kites and harriers are the most fascinating. With acrobatic aerial plays, they look for partners. And sliding calmly over open areas, they go hunting. Human-made landscape changes, and hence declining numbers of mice and hamsters, put their mesmerizing aerial performances at risk. Yet, thanks to remarkable adaptability, they are once again on the ascent.
This riveting documentary film explores the issues of loss of ecologically sensitive lands and the place and future of zoos in the twenty first century. The story revolves around the expansion plans of the Oakland Zoo into the ecologically sensitive park lands of beautiful Knowland Park. One of the many ironies revealed in this film is the Oakland's Zoo's intention to build a native California exhibit by destroying irreplaceable native Californian lands.
The Tiger Shark is responsible for the majority of shark attacks in tropical waters around the world.Ben Cropp’s family, tag and track the Tiger with sonar, to determine it’s natural movements along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Ben Cropp and his team witness the close of the last whaling operation in Australia and dive with the great white sharks that are drawn to the slaughter. ben follows the migratory path of the whales to shark bay, where the ocean giants truly meet.here on underwater dives they encounter grey nurse sharks, great white sharks, a rare leatherback turtle, and a herd of dugong.
In 1942, the most bloody battle between the Japanese and the Allied Forces took place on the idyllic Solomon Islands north-east of Australia. 26,000 lives were lost. On expeditions which led to the Solomons from northern Australia via the Great Barrier Reef, Ben Cropp has explored many such wrecks in detail
Australia’s grey nurse shark population is on a decline, to the brink of extinction. This documents the history of the grey nurse shark along the east coast of Australia. Tagging sharks for scientific research may be its salvation.
Ben Cropp returns to a mystery bomber found in 2005 and identifies it as a B17 Flying Fortress that carried an American general who was lost in the crash.
Travelers from all over the world flock to see Australia's kangaroos. This film gives a glimpse into the lives of theses awesome creatures.
Travelers from all over the world flock to see Australia's kangaroos. This film gives a glimpse into the lives of theses awesome creatures.
The Camargue Biosphere Reserve in the French Mediterranean rivers is a wetland of international importance known as Ramsar by the UNESCO. This beautiful land is the home of an incredibly diverse nature.
Australia has many amazing National Parks covering many types of natural environment. In this film we visit just a few.
Discover Antarctica together : Mawson's Hut, Cairns and Bunbury Dolphins.
Sydney Aquarium is a well known attraction of tourists and locals. Home to more than six thousand species it's a fabulous way to spend a few hours in the harbour city.
Australia's Koala's spend most of their time eating and sleeping. Find out more about these fascinating gum leaf eating, sleepy cuddly creatures.
On a far-away, rural island in Japan, hundreds of cats freely roam a secluded fishing village
Sydney Aquarium is a well known attraction of tourists and locals. Home to more than six thousand species it's a fabulous way to spend a few hours in the harbour city.
Australia has many amazing National Parks covering many types of natural environment. In this film we visit just a few.
Discover together Christmas Island, Barunga and Norfolk Island.
Australia's Koala's spend most of their time eating and sleeping. Find out more about these fascinating gum leaf eating, sleepy cuddly creatures.
Discover Antarctica together : West Of Mawson's Hut, Victorian Bike Ride and The Best Surfing In The World.
Discover Antarctica together : Mawson's Hut, Cairns and Bunbury Dolphins.
The astonishing, little-known story of men, women and children who were exhibited alongside animals in Europe, America and Japan from the second half of the XIXth century until WWII: an international story from a pre-globalization era concerning the most diverse populations from every continent.
Welcome to the city of Detroit, 'the Murder Capital of the USA', where the grass is growing over the parking lots and the houses are abandoned. Here, a new life is slowly beginning to take form and take over the deserted city. But even if the writing on the wall has a different and more apocalyptic meaning, there is no reason to panic.
Welcome to the city of Detroit, 'the Murder Capital of the USA', where the grass is growing over the parking lots and the houses are abandoned. Here, a new life is slowly beginning to take form and take over the deserted city. But even if the writing on the wall has a different and more apocalyptic meaning, there is no reason to panic.
On a far-away, rural island in Japan, hundreds of cats freely roam a secluded fishing village
On a far-away, rural island in Japan, hundreds of cats freely roam a secluded fishing village
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
Nowadays we are witnessing the most rapid rate of extinctions since the end of the dinosaur era. Fortunately, on all continents, defenders of nature have decided to act. They struggle on a daily basis for the survival of the world’s fauna. This handful of nature lovers is struggling fiercely to save them.
About 6.5 million bats have died in the last six years in North America. A disease is driving the Little Brown Bats to extinction and causes mass mortalities among other bat species. The epidemic is still a riddle, but bat-experts piece together information like criminal investigators. The ingenuity of the scientists is captured through astonishing experiments and groundbreaking technology in an effort to understand this mysterious disease and learn more about this common yet unknown animal.
About 6.5 million bats have died in the last six years in North America. A disease is driving the Little Brown Bats to extinction and causes mass mortalities among other bat species. The epidemic is still a riddle, but bat-experts piece together information like criminal investigators. The ingenuity of the scientists is captured through astonishing experiments and groundbreaking technology in an effort to understand this mysterious disease and learn more about this common yet unknown animal.
Since the 1970's, sea lion populations have declined more than 80% along the North Pacific coast. Scientists at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Aquarium are working together to help save Canada’s iconic and largest pinniped – the stellar sea lion. To help understand why their numbers are dropping, researchers work with the highly intelligent mammals at a unique floating laboratory.
