Few people have ever seen one – or ever will. The Amur leopard. About 30 remain in the wild, making it the most critically...
(00:52)While young harp seals take to the sea, their nemesis roams the ice. Polar bears spend most of their lives on the frozen pack...
(03:20)After a storm, Chinese turtles move in to check it out. When the lagoon formed, it trapped thousands of small fish. Bad news...
(02:55)Up above the tree line in the foothills of the Kavkazsky Nature Reserve a rare goliath lumbers across the grassy slopes. A...
(03:00)Twitching grasses spell trouble. Time for birds to hold on as best they can. And for those that can, to hide. In Summer,...
(03:05)Different kinds of brown bears share the ample land here. But populations are threatened. Hunters and loggers come too. Now,...
(03:02)Every May one hundred and fifty thousand pairs of snow geese fly in from their North American winter quarters. It’s their...
(00:43)Among the most critically endangered animals in the world - It’s thought about four hundred Amur Tigers remain in the wild....
(03:10)On Russia’s far Eastern edge is the stark peninsula of Kamchatka. In this surprising place heaven and hell collide. Life and...
(01:07)In June 2007 a massive landslide engulfed the pristine landscape. Four and a half million cubic metres of rock, gravel, snow...
(02:51)Through April and May males build up their stamina for the mating season. Courtship happens in stages. First, pursuit. And...
(00:35)In the far South West lies the Caucasus. A compact region filled with a bounty of wildlife. The great divide between Europe...
(01:08)In green hills, local herders graze sheep and goats. The powerful sun brings out plants even in this dry zone.
(02:48)Green hills and alpine meadows, arid salt flats, miniature sand dunes give way to ferocious mountains. The landscapes of the...
(02:58)In the North lies the Arctic. A place of extreme hardship, demanding finely-honed survival skills. Where life is precarious...
(01:07)The Arctic ice blankets an area twice the size of Australia. Animals have adapted to live above and below its fickle surface....
(03:02)Harlequin ducks will endure the long winter here. Meantime, they bob around like corks in the breakers and dive beneath the...
(03:06)Blakiston’s fishing owls. By day, they enjoy the view, and wait for cover of night. Their fluffy chick secures itself in a...
(03:16)Siberia. Not only a frozen wilderness, it is a region of incredible diversity. Of precarious beauty and endangered animals,...
(01:07)Worldwide, ants are so numerous their total weight is almost as much as the human population. A force to reckon with. Workers...
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