Photo of the day

Sri Lanka: A flock of Little Egrets on the shoreline of a Sri Lankan beach. The Egrets wade into the shallows of the turquoise water, and spear any fish that they disturb. This image is from Wild Sri Lanka.

Dramatization: Roman soldiers at the base of a crucifix. This image is from Deadly Journeys of the Apostles.

Bikaner, India: Egyptian vulture. A new look at humankind’s relationship with the wildest places on Earth and the big animals that live there. This image is from Man and the Wild.

Sri Lanka: Three infant Toque Macaques huddle together before a bout of spontaneous playing. The macaques are common around Sri Lanka’s cultural triangle, earning them the name temple monkeys. This image is from Wild Sri Lanka.

Las Vegas, Nev: Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana theater is the episode's home base, where Jason sets up each one of the show's games. This image is from Brain Games.

Dramatization: The apostles must sail far and wide to spread the word of Jesus. This image is from Deadly Journeys of the Apostles.

Canada: The SEADOO travels in these waters. This image is from Cold Water Gold.

Sunday Island: Phil Breslin sitting with a spear he carved. This image is from Wild Survivor.

Las Vegas, Nev: The bride and groom attempt to feed each other cake, despite a 30 degree shift in their perspective, during Perspective Shift Goggles. Will their vows ever hold up? This image is from Brain Games.

Canada: The SEADOO travels in these waters. This image is from Cold Water Gold.

When Peregrines dive they can reach maximum speeds of 322 kilometers per hour! They are the fastest animals on the planet - even following pigeons into the heart of the world’s cities. This image is from Animal Record Breakers.

Perching patiently for hours on a small platform attached to a pole in the surf, traditional stilt fishermen on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka catch mackerel and herring in the shallows at dusk. This image is from Wild Sri Lanka.

New York: Eric LeClerc spreads out playing cards during Make the Face. This image is from Brain Games.

The Siberian tiger is the world’s biggest cat. 300 kilos and three metres of feline power and grace. This image is from Animal Record Breakers.

A Big Bull in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. This image is from Blood Rivals: Lion vs. Buffalo.

The scenery of Newfoundland Canada. This image is from Cold Water Gold.

Canada: Smoke stacks in Alberta. This image is from Highway Thru Hell.

A Big Bull takes a rest in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. This image is from Blood Rivals: Lion vs. Buffalo.

Sunday Island: Phil Breslin standing on a raft he made. This image is from Wild Survivor.

Birkenau, Auschwitz, Poland: The main camp entrance. This image is from After The Annex.

Sri Lanka: Two juvenile male elephants lock trunks whilst play-fighting during "the gathering“. Every year during the dry season, hundreds of elephants gather in Minneriya to graze around the reservoir. This image is from Wild Sri Lanka.

Giraffes have the highest blood pressure among mammals, twice that of the average human. A heart the size of a watermelon is needed to pump blood all the way to the brain. This image is from Animal Record Breakers.

Shompole, Kenya: Maasai Warriors. From Montana to East Africa by way of Russia there's a vital new understanding of how predators help the spectacular animals of the great grasslands flourish, and how humans can use this understanding to flourish on the plains as well. This image is from Man and the Wild.

Canada: Howie Irwin, Brittany Linde. This image is from Highway Thru Hell.

National Geographic Channel’s Killing Jesus. This image is from Killing Jesus.

Poland: The Warsaw Ghetto uprising memorial. This image is from After The Annex.

Africa: Two to three million years ago, a massive explosion tore apart an enormous volcano in Eastern Africa’s Great Rift Valley to form the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the true wonders of the world. This image is from Africa’s Deadly Eden.

Sri Lanka A reclining Buddha in the colourfully decorated Isurumuniya Rock Temple at Anuradhapura. This image is from Wild Sri Lanka.

Young fur seal pup resting on a coastal rock formation on the beaches of Kaikoura, New Zealand, on the northeast side of the South Island. This image is from Fur Seals: Battle for Survival.

Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana: Lioness and juvenile watching buffalo herd. This image is from Blood Rivals: Lion vs. Buffalo.

Palmyra Atoll: Tiger Shark and camerman. Dr. M. Sanjayan dives deep into the oceans to find out how the animals that live here can help save the Oceans from total collapse. This image is from Man and the Wild.