Fishermen scour the depths of the oceans in search of the biggest and strangest sea creatures.
(01:01)Zeb goes in search of the giant white Sturgeon.
(00:43)A giant black marlin and a monstrous mako shark both feature, as the fishermen seek high-flying fish from all over the globe.
(00:58)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)In the east, a mysterious place called Ussuriland. Here bizarre turtles dodge the soup dish. In temperate forests, bears hang...
(01:07)Harlequin ducks will endure the long winter here. Meantime, they bob around like corks in the breakers and dive beneath the...
(03:06)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)Siberia. Not only a frozen wilderness, it is a region of incredible diversity. Of precarious beauty and endangered animals,...
(01:07)This is Lake Baikal. This record breaking lake holds twenty percent of the Earth’s fresh water – as much as all five of...
(03:14)Through the hills of Yakutia comes a relentless army. Reindeer. A herd of a thousand strong.
(02:57)As Ravens greet the morning, warmly insulated Eurasian wolves shrug off the cold. These social animals live and hunt in packs,...
(03:11)It’s now time to be social. Males seek out one or more females to mate with. These two have already bonded.
(00:30)Hungry bears seek the nectar rich flowers. They must eat hundreds to get the equivalent calories of a big salmon. Bears have...
(03:04)This desolate wilderness suits the red fox. Foxes don’t hibernate. They grow thicker seasonal fur to survive the minus...
(03:11)Steller’s sea eagles face adversity with grim determination. Only the toughest survive. They find refuge at lake Kuril – a...
(03:09)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)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)In green hills, local herders graze sheep and goats. The powerful sun brings out plants even in this dry zone.
(02:48)