WILD RUSSIA

In the east, a mysterious place called Ussuriland. Here bizarre turtles dodge the soup dish. In temperate forests, bears hang...

Harlequin ducks will endure the long winter here. Meantime, they bob around like corks in the breakers and dive beneath the...

After a storm, Chinese turtles move in to check it out. When the lagoon formed, it trapped thousands of small fish. Bad news...

Blakiston’s fishing owls. By day, they enjoy the view, and wait for cover of night. Their fluffy chick secures itself in a...

One of the rarest animals on the planet. Few people have ever seen one – or ever will. The Amur leopard. About 30 remain in...

But the slippery bark of this birch proves this long horned beetle’s undoing. The mob rushes in to overpower it, dousing it...

Worldwide, ants are so numerous their total weight is almost as much as the human population. A force to reckon with. Workers...

This is Lake Baikal. This record breaking lake holds twenty percent of the Earth’s fresh water – as much as all five of...

Through the hills of Yakutia comes a relentless army. Reindeer. A herd of a thousand strong.