Echo is a wise Kenyan elephant matriarch in her 60s. As head of the family, Echo guides four generations of relatives through whatever life throws at them: cruel famine; lion attacks and, of course, hunters. We follow scientist Cynthia Moss and the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, as they explore the extraordinary, and beautiful, social story of these most graceful animals.
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A series devoted to the world’s most popular animals: from lions to lemurs, camels to flamingos, tigers to kangaroos. Each episode illustrates four different species at Bussolengo Nature Park, where experts carefully protect and maintain 260 different species of our most amazing animals.
Less than a century ago, vast herds of wild animals would migrate to greener pastures as the seasons changed. Today, natural areas have been fenced in to protect not only the animals, but also the habitats within them. As a result, people now have to make it possible for the animals to move beyond the fences that hold them in.
Jaipur, India is home to the most riotous, lawless pack of monkeys in the world. Filmed from the monkey’s POV we see the world as they see it: against a bewildering backdrop of legs, with many opportunities for causing trouble. This series mixes stories of monkey cunning and their hilarious escapades with the humans’ attempts to tackle these trouble-makers.
This chilled-out series considers the coolest animals on the planet. From deadly polar bears standing 10ft tall to the mountain parrots searching for food under the snow, macaques surviving at -15C and seals who scrape ice holes with their teeth, these are nature’s greatest moments.
Cheetah Diaries chronicles the lives of the cheetah cubs training to become ambassador cats, and we’re invited to follow a year with a unique conservation team. From the emotive eye operation performed on one of the cheetah cubs to male cheetah ambassador Shadow’s charismatic guest appearance, viewers will be amazed as our footage documents the incredible bond between humans and animals.
The African Penguin is fighting for survival. Well known wildlife presenter and conservation enthusiast Michaela Strachan is on a mission to help them. After 10 years living in her adopted home of Cape Town, South Africa, the peninsula’s penguins have found a special place in Michaela’s heart, which is why she is taking action and joining one of Africa’s Biggest Bird Rescues!
We get up close and personal with some of the world’s most endangered, most exotic, most feared and most loved animals and the people who help them fight for their survival. In a world whose natural environment is fast losing its battle to development, over-population and looming global issues like climate change, pretty pictures need reality to set them in context.
What do lions, giraffe, rhino, seahorses, warthogs and snakes have in common? Babies. Meet Africa\'s animal babies – stars of this wildlife series. From birth to bonding, playing, feeding, fighting or fleeing, the young animals learn the rules of life, until finally they\'re ready to have babies of their own.