The wolves of Ellesmere Island | A Perfect Planet
Arctic hares team up for safety as they dodge the hunting wolves.
Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow
How wolverines have adapted to finding and eating food in the snow.
Hearing of an Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow
The Arctic Fox's sensitive hearing is crucial to the the process of tracking down prey.
Hibernation | Life In The Snow
How mammals have adapted to hibernate during the winter in freezing climates.
Life in icy environments | The Secret Life of Ice
Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates how life has evolved in icy underwater environments.
Gordon Buchanan plays fetch with an arctic wolf named Scruffy | Snow Wolf Family and Me
Playing with wild wolves shows what it was like 10,000 years ago, before domesticatio...
Polar bear health check-up | The Hunt
As part of a long-term study, Dr Evan Richardson and his team carry out regular health checks on the polar bears of Hudson Bay, Canada.
Unicorns of the north | Frozen Planet
Temporary cracks provide highways through the ice.
Bull beachmasters | Life in the Freezer
Each beachmaster has his own hareem, with as many as 100 females.
The science behind a huddle | Snow Animals
Liz Bonnin demonstrates how huddling together helps emperor penguins to keep warm.
Penguin Chicks stand their ground | Spy in the Snow
The emperor penguin chicks are left to fend for themselves and stand up against a giant petrel with the help of a feisty ...
Criminal penguins | Frozen Planet
Some penguins turn to a life of crime to build the perfect nest.
Arctic Wolves | Planet Earth
To film rare footage of non-habituated, wild Arctic wolves, the crew had to camp 350km away from the nearest settlement.
Snow leopards mark their territory | Planet Earth II
Snow leopards live solitary lives, but remain well aware of the presence of their neighbours, because they leave message...
Melting glaciers | Spy in the Wild
As spring arrives in Alaska, chunks of ice start to fall from the glaciers causing huge waves but Spy Otter & the Sea Otters find a soluti...
The rain frog's nighttime routine | A Perfect Planet
The rain frog, at top speed, can cover around 38 metres in one night. Not surprising for a frog the same size and shape ...
A wheelie good defence | Africa
A golden wheel spider escapes the threat of a pompilid spider wasp in an amazing way.
Race for life | Africa
Silver ants can tolerate temperatures that would kill any other land animal.
Roll with it | Africa
A dung beetle gets stuck rolling a ball of dung between two sand dunes.
Desert amphibians | Life in Cold Blood
Spadefoot toads can stay underground in a state of suspended animation for years, but when they emerge they must feed and breed before...
A salt flat lizard searches for water | Mountain: Life at the Extreme
These lizards rely on flies as their source of food and water.
The importance of giraffes | Natural World
Recent discoveries in giraffe’s movements and behaviours are unveiled.
Locusts take to the air | Planet Earth II
A billion locusts take to the air in a ravening swarm in Madagascar.
The smallest fox with the biggest ears! | Super Cute Animals (video)
The fennec's ears help it to survive in the heat of the desert dunes.
Outsmarting a meerkat | Africa
Drongos are able to outsmart meerkats in order to take their food.
Fire ant raft | A Perfect Planet
Rafting fire ants in Peru find a way out of a bad situation.
Poison dart frogs battle it out | Attenborough's Life in Colour
A poison dart frog fights off a contender until he's sufficiently warned off.
Scarlet macaws feed on clay licks | Earthflight
Earthflight follows scarlet macaws as they feed on medicinal clay licks in the Amazon jungle.
The sun bear of Borneo | Earth's Tropical Islands
Sun bears climb to great heights in search of honey.
Spring loaded ambush predator | Monkey Planet
The Philippine tarsier is a pint sized predator leaping from tree to tree under the cover of night to hunt insects.
Historic scarlet macaw release | Natural World
Deep in the jungle, a group of scarlet macaws are released into the wild.
The Spectacled Bear | Natural World
The bear that inspired Paddington really does have a sweet tooth.
Delinquent apes | Orangutan Diary
Teenage Orangutans cause trouble for the filming crew.
Poison dart frog: Piggyback ride | Seven Worlds, One Planet
A father poison dart frog needs to relocate his tadpole.
King cobra rescue | Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
The team saving the world's largest venomous snakes.
The picky six-plumed bird of paradise | Nature's Greatest Dancers
Female birds of paradise are extremely picky - they tour many shows before choosing a mate, so males need a...
Baboon society | Life
It's like a battle scene from Lord of the Rings, except these aren't orcs fighting humans, these are hamadryas baboons fighting each other. Living in t...
A resilient forest | Life
Two species of tree weather incredibly harsh conditions and seasonal change to ensure their survival.
Bouncing toads | Life
A toad deploys its defence mechanism in order to evade a toad eating tarantula.
Chameleon challenge | Life
While searching for a mate across the huge barren Namib desert, a female Namaqua chameleon seeks shade in the knowledge that tasty desert beetles ...
Adaptation of Black Bear | Life In The Snow
Having woken up from hibernation to an unexpected cold front, a mother bear attempts to keep herself and her cubs alive.
Adaptation of Polar Bear | Life In The Snow
An exploration of how polar bears have adapted to living in freezing conditions.
Adaptation of the Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow
An exploration of how the artic fox's coat has adapted to survival in arctic winters.
Adaptation of the Owl | Life In The Snow
An exploration of how the great grey owl has adapted to catching it's prey.
Adaptation of the Reindeer | Life In The Snow
An exploration of how reindeer have adapted to living in freezing climates.
Coming back to life | A Perfect Planet
The Wood frog has an incredible defrosting ability.
Meow Meow | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Domesticated cats have evolved to be able to communicate as effectively with humans as with other felines.
Silver ants | Earth's Seasonal Secrets
In the Sahara desert, silver ants brave the roasting summer heat to find prey. But they have a unique secret weapon for surviving the ...
The Ibex | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
The spectacular sight of mountain goats defying gravity on a vertical dam wall in Italy.
The Weddell seal's adaptations | Life
The Weddell seal is perfectly adapted to survive in the environment it must endure.
Giraffe-necked weevils | Madagascar
Giraffe necked weevils long necks help them to fight and mate.
Sea sponge | Natural World
David Attenborough shows us why the Venus flower basket sea sponge is so amazing.
An Oak trees chemical defence system | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
It may look like an oak tree is a big green heap of insect food, but eating it is not that easy. ...
Bone evolution | Secrets of Bones
Large land mammals bone structures are perfectly adapted to help them to survive.
Canopy dweller | Secrets of Bones
Gibbons are the acrobats of the primate world, perfectly adapted to life in the trees.
Echolocation | Secrets of Bones
Sperm whales have extraordinary sensory capabilities, and use echolocation to hunt and locate their prey.
Sensory Hub | Secrets of Bones
While skulls evolved in order to protect the brain, they've since adapted to become a sensory hub.
Soar and glide | Secrets of Bones
While pigeons have adapted to be all rounders, other birds have adapted to be able to execute specialised forms of flight.
Vertebrae evolution | Secrets of Bones
Snakes, cheetahs and gazelles each have specially adapted vertebrae that help them to survive.
Hedgehog success | The Animal's Guide to Britain
Hedgehogs have guaranteed survival by adapting to new habitats.
Tapir diet | The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
Tapirs, the largest forest animal in Central America, have adapted to their forest home by consuming a varied diet.
Bison weather proofing | Yellowstone
Bison in the Yellowstone National Park are well adapted to cold winters.
How bats stay one step ahead | The Wonder of Animals
Echo-location is just one part of the overall armoury of a bat on the hunt: it also has stealth mode.
When the Amazon reaches the sea | Earth's Great Rivers
The meeting of the Amazon and the Atlantic ocean produces an extraordinary ecosystem.
Marine predators team up | The Blue Planet
A variety of marine predators team up to capitalise on a large group of migrating sardines.
Fungi | Planet Earth
The high humidity of the rainforest creates the ideal environment for life built on decay.
Symbiotic relationships and the importance of roots | Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
George McGavin investigates the dramatic life of the oak tree, which wouldn't surv...
The importance of animal pollinators and their relation to our fruit harvest | Science of the Harvest
Stefan Gates explores the vital role that bees and other insects play i...
The love story of Venus' flower basket | Blue Planet II
Two shrimps use this deep sea sponge for shelter, for the rest of their lives.
How do Long-tailed Tits keep warm over winter? | Powering Britain
This clip looks into how long-tailed tits have developed social behaviours to help them survive the cold wi...
Mastering the art of nut cracking | Seven Worlds, One Planet
A young female is taught an important lesson by her mother: how to crack a nut.
Masters of teamwork | Shark
Of all the sharks, these are the masters of teamwork.
Lek sitting among elephant legs | Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
Wonderful footage of the trusting relationship between Lek, who runs an elephant sanctuary, and the ele...
Let's Twist Again | The Blue Planet
A super pod of spinner dolphins gather together as feeding has been good in the area.
Biodiversity loss | Extinction: The Facts
An exploration of the devastating impacts of the loss of insect and plant biodiversity.
Amazon deforestation | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?
Liz Bonnin witnesses the devastation of the Amazon rainforest from the sky.
Animal feed production | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?
Liz Bonnin explores the impact that animal feed production is having on insect biodiversity.
Habitat destruction | Extinction: The Facts
The impact of soy consumption on habitats, with a focus on ant eater habitats.
How human impact on the environment is increasing the emergence of new diseases | Extinction: The Facts
An explanation as to why pandemic diseases are becoming more common d...
The fishing industry | Extinction: The Facts
The devastating impact of the fishing industry on ocean ecosystems.
The pangolin trade | Extinction: The Facts
Animal trade is one of the key ways that humans are destroying ecosystems and pangolin's are believed to be the world's most traff...
Indigenous communities in the Amazon | Amazon under Threat
Since the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president of Brazil, the protected rainforest reserves of indigenous group...
Iberian lynx - back from the brink | Big Cats
An international project is battling to bring the Iberian lynx back from the brink of extinction, through captive breeding and ...
How deforestation in Madagascar is threatening animal habitats | Deadly Dilemmas
UK teenagers witness first hand the major issues Madagascan wildlife is facing. They explore...
Trees and carbon | Amazon under Threat
A demonstration of the importance of trees for climate change.
The deadly tentacles of the Portuguese man o'war | Blue Planet II
The Portuguese man o'war is armed with tentacles, up to 30 metres long. Each is armed with thousands of sti...
From tabby to tiger | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
All cats are born with an innate desire to hunt, but most are taught how by their mothers.
Raj Bhera hunts a peacock | Dynasties
A tigress hunts a peacock.
Crocodiles vs monitor lizard | Earth's Great Rivers
A mother crocodile has buried her eggs in the sand, but their scent attracts in hungry mouths. Nile monitor lizards try t...
Fantastic fishing | Life
The greater bull dog bat is a fine mammal, and a fisherman.
Piling on pounds | Life
Brown bears take advantage of a salmon run to fatten up for the winter.
Self-sacrificing fish | Life
Flying fish can leave the water and soar great distances on their elongated fins to escape from predators below the waves. But finding a place t...
Wild Dogs | Nature's Epic Journeys
When the wild dogs hunger returns, the pregnant females, or those with foals, will be particularly vulnerable to attack.
Under Attack | Nature's Great Events
Trapped between the shore on one side and the warm water on the other, sardines swim straight towards the enemy. They fall back to their...
Great white shark vs seal | Planet Earth
The great white sharks migrate to more tropical waters to capitalise on the seasonal abundance of seals.
race against the ice melt | Planet Earth
A polar bear and her cubs race to get to the sea ice to hunt seals before it melts.
Sea krait hunt | Planet Earth
The snakes proved very inquisitive, wrapping themselves around the cameraman's legs.
Teamwork | Planet Earth
The gelada babboon and the walia ibex work together to avoid capture by mountain wolves.
Hatchling marine iguana chased by snakes | Planet Earth II
Hatchling marine iguanas race to avoid being caught by the waiting snakes.
The defensive spines of a porcupine | Secrets of Skin
Porcupine spines are enough to deter the most dangerous of predators.
Humpbacks' extraordinary feeding technique | Seven Worlds, One Planet
The whales feeding technique helps them to make the most of the feeding opportunity.
Leap for your lunch… | Seven Worlds, One Planet
Anacondas are the largest of all snakes, grow to over 200 kilos, and stalk their prey from the water.
Leopard seal vs penguin | Seven Worlds, One Planet
Glaciers crumbling more quickly, due to climate change, give the advantage to leopard seals hunting penguins.
Sea anemones vs jellyfish | Seven Worlds, One Planet
Being rooted to the sea floor makes sea anaemones vulnerable to predators.
The hunt for flying fish | The Hunt
While the flying fish's ability to jump out of the water helps them avoid dorado fish, it makes them vulnerable to frigate birds flying o...
This spider is a genius | The Hunt
These spiders don’t keep a web. Instead they leap through the jungle to hunt their prey.
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