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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...

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

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

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.

Green hills and alpine meadows, arid salt flats, miniature sand dunes give way to ferocious mountains. The landscapes of the...

Polar bears spend much of the year out on the solid ice, but when the white land cracks, it’s time to move on. Their latin...

In the mountain regions, Arctic foxes aren’t so lucky. Where normally a half a dozen cubs would frolic, only two undersized...

The Arctic fox can tolerate temperatures down to minus seventy degrees Celsius by shunting blood flow away from its legs to...

The Arctic ice blankets an area twice the size of Australia. Animals have adapted to live above and below its fickle surface....

Across New York, in basements and backyards, desperate animals are in need. Alone, sick, distressed. Now, an unlikely group of...

In New York City, thousands of animals wait to be saved. From the lost to the abandoned and abused. One group of former street...