Natural Athletes Wildlife in Motion BBC Earth
Epic sprints to escape predators, entertaining acrobatic displays, daring dives and fantastic fights – tune in for two hours of animal athletes in action
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Open Ocean Oasis of Life North Atlantic The Dark Ocean 4K UHD BBC Earth
Venturing to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan discovers a marine life paradise.
Taken from 'North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean' (2023)
Inspired by the Irish ancestors that ventured before him, underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan explores the dark depths of the North Atlantic – and immerses the viewer in the mesmerising world of marine life exploration. He addresses the urgent struggle to conserve the stunning sea life he encounters and pays homage to the ancient spirit of exploration.
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Soothing Bird ASMR in American Forest Animal ASMR BBC Earth
Immerse yourself in the symphony of wood-pecking sounds by the yellow-billed snap sucker and mesmerisingly rapid wing beats of a ruby-throated hummingbird.
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Nubian Ibex Fight for Females Earths Great Seasons BBC Earth
In the unforgiving mountainous regions of the Middle East, life is tough at the best of times. But it gets tougher as for the next few weeks, these male ibex won't do much at all apart from trying to beat each other up…
Taken from 'Earth's Great Seasons' (2016).
Every year, spectacular seasons transform our planet. Spring brings new life, but it's also a dash to wake up and get ahead of everyone else. Summer is a time of long days and glorious abundance. But the living isn't always easy when the temperatures rise. Autumn brings the world's most spectacular transformations. It's also the last chance to breed, to grow up, to stock up before the cold returns. And during winter - the most magical, dramatic season of all - animals find inventive ways to survive. Narrated by Andrew Scott.
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Filming a Family of Whales The Making of Mammals BBC Earth
When René Heuzey started filming a group of sperm whales in 2011, he never expected to be accepted into the family. Over a decade later, he's still capturing footage of the same whales every year, and has learned a lot about their dynamic and behaviour.
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Getting Scarily Close to Feeding Fin Whales North Atlantic The Dark Ocean 4K UHD BBC Earth_360p
Underwater cameraman Ken O'Sullivan gets within just metres of four fin whales – these incredible mammals weigh the same amount as 16 elephants!
Taken from 'North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean' (2023)
Inspired by the Irish ancestors that ventured before him, underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan explores the dark depths of the North Atlantic – and immerses the viewer in the mesmerising world of marine life exploration. He addresses the urgent struggle to conserve the stunning sea life he encounters and pays homage to the ancient spirit of exploration.
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This Spiky Animal Blows Snot Bubbles 4K UHD Mammals BBC Earth
They're covered in spikes, blow snot bubbles to cool down and go to sleep to survive bush fires. Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, have evolved to some of the most unique adaptations of any animal on Earth.
Taken from 'Mammals' (2024).
On every continent, in every ocean, conquering frozen landscapes and searing deserts – mammals are everywhere. Sir David Attenborough reveals the ingenuity behind their success. The series also highlights many of the challenges facing mammals in a rapidly changing world and how they endeavour to overcome them.
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Baby Wolverine Takes Its First Steps Above Ground 4K UHD Mammals BBC Earth
Wolverines are notoriously elusive, and footage of it's family behaviour is rare. This is an extraordinary insight into the first few steps of a baby wolverine kit outside of it's underground den.
Taken from 'Mammals' (2024).
On every continent, in every ocean, conquering frozen landscapes and searing deserts – mammals are everywhere. Sir David Attenborough reveals the ingenuity behind their success. The series also highlights many of the challenges facing mammals in a rapidly changing world and how they endeavour to overcome them.
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Cheeky Ducks Trick Wolves Animal Babies BBC Earth
These white wolves have taken to the water to hunt ducks. The adults can fly away easily, but the babies are too small, and cannot fly or swim fast enough to make their escape. So the duck families must devise clever tactics to trick these predators, and evade becoming dinner.
Taken from 'Animal Babies' (2016).
Three incredible and heart-warming films about growing up in the wild. Have our baby animals got what it takes to survive the unique challenges they face in 3 of the toughest environments on Earth?
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Exploring the Open Ocean North Atlantic The Dark Ocean 4K UHD BBC Earth_360p
Cameraman Ken O'Sullivan sets sail from the coast of his native Ireland, in order to reach the edge of the continental shelf, where a shallow seabed suddenly drops into the deep.
Taken from 'North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean' (2023).
Inspired by the Irish ancestors that ventured before him, underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan explores the dark depths of the North Atlantic – and immerses the viewer in the mesmerising world of marine life exploration. He addresses the urgent struggle to conserve the stunning sea life he encounters and pays homage to the ancient spirit of exploration.
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Baby Coati Races To Escape Hawk Earths Great Seasons BBC Earth
This coati mother is desperately trying to keep track of her brood. But when one of her pups gets left behind, he must keep his wits about him as he races to reunite with his family.
Taken from 'Earth's Great Seasons' (2016).
Every year, spectacular seasons transform our planet. Spring brings new life, but it's also a dash to wake up and get ahead of everyone else. Summer is a time of long days and glorious abundance. But the living isn't always easy when the temperatures rise. Autumn brings the world's most spectacular transformations. It's also the last chance to breed, to grow up, to stock up before the cold returns. And during winter - the most magical, dramatic season of all - animals find inventive ways to survive.
Narrated by Andrew Scott.
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Orca Kidnaps Baby Humpback Whale 4K UHD Mammals BBC Earth
These killer whales use cunning and manipulative tactics to kidnap a humpback whale calf.
Taken from 'Mammals' (2024).
On every continent, in every ocean, conquering frozen landscapes and searing deserts – mammals are everywhere. Sir David Attenborough reveals the ingenuity behind their success. The series also highlights many of the challenges facing mammals in a rapidly changing world and how they endeavour to overcome them.
Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this.
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Finding Wallaces Flying Frog Bill Baileys Jungle Hero BBC Earth
Spotting a Wallace's flying frog is not easy, as it spends most of its time high up in the jungle canopy. In the dark of night, comedian and actor Bill Bailey has found a pond where he thinks this creature will be hanging out.
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero (2013)
Comedian Bill Bailey embarks on an exotic and thrilling journey to retrace the steps of one of the greatest unsung heroes of natural science and exploration - Alfred Wallace. This is the story of a brilliantly eccentric British explorer who survived man-eating tigers, head-hunting tribesmen, pirate attacks and sinking ships. Alfred changed the way we see life on Earth, but he has since been written out of history. Bill has become obsessed with Wallace and shares his passion for wildlife and Indonesia.
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Giant Otter Pups Learn Toilet Etiquette Animal Babies BBC Earth
In the swamplands of Brazil, these giant otter pups are really gaining confidence. Today's crucial lesson involves toilet training and will be a big step on the road towards adulthood.
Animal Babies (2016)
Three incredible and heart-warming films about growing up in the wild. Have our baby animals got what it takes to survive the unique challenges they face in three of the toughest environments on Earth?
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Humpback Whales and Orcas Feed Together North Atlantic The Dark Ocean 4K UHD BBC Earth
Despite usually being rivals, humpback whales and orcas join forces to feed on this large shoal of herring
Taken from 'North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean' (2023).
Inspired by the Irish ancestors that ventured before him, underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan explores the dark depths of the North Atlantic – and immerses the viewer in the mesmerising world of marine life exploration. He addresses the urgent struggle to conserve the stunning sea life he encounters and pays homage to the ancient spirit of exploration.
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Are We Loving Cheetahs To Death 4K UHD Mammals BBC Earth_360p
Tourism has become essential to fund the protection of wild areas and the species that inhabit them. However, the increased presence of humans can mean failed hunts, abandoned kills, and a reduced amount of cubs. How do we strike a balance between observing these animals and respecting their space?
Taken from 'Mammals' (2024).
On every continent, in every ocean, conquering frozen landscapes and searing deserts – mammals are everywhere. Sir David Attenborough reveals the ingenuity behind their success. The series also highlights many of the challenges facing mammals in a rapidly changing world and how they endeavour to overcome them.
Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this.
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A Cute But Creepy Tiny Predator The Making of Mammals BBC Earth
Despite their tiny size, tarsiers are excellent nocturnal hunters. With large eyes that enable them to see well in the dark and advanced hearing combined with huge hands, catching prey is almost too easy.
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Amazing Orca Moments BBC Earth
Top of the food chain, highly social and incredibly intelligent – orcas are without a doubt one of the most powerful predators in the world. Watch as the aptly nicknamed 'killer whales' coordinate attacks on sea lions, use fishing boats to their advantage, and hunt, not for food, but for entertainment.
Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this.
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Bug Catching Isnt as Easy as Youd Think Bill Baileys Jungle Hero BBC Earth_360p
In order to study insects, they must be collected. Given their tiny size, this should be an easy job, but as comedian and actor Bill Bailey quickly discovers, it's not quite as easy as it seems!
Taken from 'Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero' (2013).
Comedian Bill Bailey embarks on an exotic and thrilling journey to retrace the steps of one of the greatest unsung heroes of natural science and exploration - Alfred Wallace. This is the story of a brilliantly eccentric British explorer who survived man-eating tigers, head-hunting tribesmen, pirate attacks and sinking ships. Alfred changed the way we see life on Earth, but he has since been written out of history. Bill has become obsessed with Wallace and shares his passion for wildlife and Indonesia.
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These Birds Can Walk On Water Earths Greatest Seasons BBC Earth
Having just flown in from the Pacific, these Clark's grebes have chosen a freshwater lake as home for the winter so they can breed. But first, a dramatic courtship display is in order to reconnect with their partner.
Taken from 'Earth's Great Seasons' (2016).
Every year, spectacular seasons transform our planet. Spring brings new life, but it's also a dash to wake up and get ahead of everyone else. Summer is a time of long days and glorious abundance. But the living isn't always easy when the temperatures rise. Autumn brings the world's most spectacular transformations. It's also the last chance to breed, to grow up, to stock up before the cold returns. And during winter - the most magical, dramatic season of all - animals find inventive ways to survive.
Narrated by Andrew Scott.
Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this.
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Inexperienced Elephant Babies Attempt Dangerous River Crossing Animal Babies BBC Earth
Missing their matriarch, these elephant calves quickly find themselves in trouble when trying to cross a rapidly flowing deep river. Can they avoid being swept downstream?
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In Search of Herring Shoals North Atlantic The Dark Ocean 4K UHD BBC Earth
For thousands of years, shoals of herring had gathered in the small bays of the North Atlantic coast. Now, the picture is a little different as underwater cameraman Ken O'Sullivan continues to search for these fish. Will this dive be the one where he spots them?
Taken from 'North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean' (2023)
Inspired by the Irish ancestors that ventured before him, underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan explores the dark depths of the North Atlantic – and immerses the viewer in the mesmerising world of marine life exploration. He addresses the urgent struggle to conserve the stunning sea life he encounters and pays homage to the ancient spirit of exploration.
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Amazing Armadillo Looks for Love 4K UHD Mammals BBC Earth
This armadillo is looking for love, but it's not his eyes he's using. Instead, he uses his super-sensitive nose to sniff out a date hidden in the darkness of the night.
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Galapagos Penguins Go Swimming South Pacific BBC Earth
Temperatures on the remote Galapagos Islands can reach staggering heights. Whilst penguin chicks hide in tunnels of volcanic rock to protect them from the heat, the adult penguins opt for a quick dip.
Taken from 'South Pacific' (2009).
Unimaginably vast, the Pacific Ocean is 99% water and only 1% land - you could fit the whole of the world's landmasses into it and still have enough room for another Africa! This landmark documentary series explores the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean on Earth, the isolation of its islands, the extraordinary journeys wildlife and humans have gone through to reach these specks of land, and what happened to both after their arrival.
Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this.
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A Breathtaking Swarm of 100 Million Butterflies Earths Great Seasons BBC Earth
Deep in the forests of Mexico, millions of monarch butterflies spend their winter sheltered from the cold. Once spring arrives, it is time for them to awaken and take to the skies, in what is truly an amazing spectacle.
Taken from 'Earth's Great Seasons' (2016).
The BBC's Natural History Archive celebrates the extraordinary nature of the four magnificent seasons on Planet Earth, and how animals and plants rise to the new challenges they bring. In each episode, we visit a different season, each with its own magical and dramatic personality, and reveal how different animal characters must find their own extraordinary ways to make it through.
Narrated by Andrew Scott.
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