HISTORY VIDEOS

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

It’s now time to be social. Males seek out one or more females to mate with. These two have already bonded.

On Russia’s far Eastern edge is the stark peninsula of Kamchatka. In this surprising place heaven and hell collide. Life and...

In June 2007 a massive landslide engulfed the pristine landscape. Four and a half million cubic metres of rock, gravel, snow...

Through April and May males build up their stamina for the mating season. Courtship happens in stages. First, pursuit. And...

In the far South West lies the Caucasus. A compact region filled with a bounty of wildlife. The great divide between Europe...

Twitching grasses spell trouble. Time for birds to hold on as best they can. And for those that can, to hide. In Summer,...

In green hills, local herders graze sheep and goats. The powerful sun brings out plants even in this dry zone.

While young harp seals take to the sea, their nemesis roams the ice. Polar bears spend most of their lives on the frozen pack...

Few people have ever seen one – or ever will. The Amur leopard. About 30 remain in the wild, making it the most critically...

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

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

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.

Different kinds of brown bears share the ample land here. But populations are threatened. Hunters and loggers come too. Now,...