Islands born of fire run from the equatorial Atlantic down to Antarctica. Many are now home to unique species and all have intriguing stories to tell.

Angry birds are very popular with game-playing kids, but how do wild birds' battles to survive, find food and raise their young compare?

There are few places on earth more forbidding and beautiful than Baja, Mexico.

There are few unexplored areas left, but these unseen islands offer an extraordinary look into lost worlds. Many of the Caribbean Islands were created by volcanoes which destroy everything in their path but also bring new life.

Moving upstream into Mongolia, we leave behind the woodland wilderness of China's extreme north and Siberia's south to follow the Amur's two westernmost tributaries across the planet's vastest wild grasslands.

All of these animals have unique powers of survival. They are the toughest life forms on earth, capable of incredible escapes. Well meet the incredible shape-shifter, the octopus, as well as the salamander that can regrow limbs. Then were off on a journey to the Surinamese rainforest to see how the electric eel uses electricity.

Braving the frozen wilds of Alaska and British Columbia, Casey Anderson meets a captive-raised Wolverine named Jasper.

Ten years after the finding of a new Coelacanth colony in South Africa, zoologist and deep-sea diver Dr Richard Pyle ventures below the surface to find and film this living fossil.

Two seal pups, born on opposite coasts, are about to learn the secrets to surviving their extreme environments.

Casey Anderson treks through this vast wilderness, taking survival tips from the rare and endangered wildlife living on the edge of the abyss.

The Kinabatangan River is a powerhouse of nature flowing from the heart of Borneo. In shallow pools Fighting Fish battle for territory, Clouded Leopards stalk primates and Flying Snakes perform death-defying leaps.

Working his way through Yellowstone and northern Maine, naturalist Casey Anderson is on a mission to witness the growth of wild and captive black bear cubs.

Follow three young bears of different species as they learn to find their way through dramatically varied habitats.

This island paradise’s towering limestone forests and lush bamboo grooves provide a home for these charismatic primates.

Animal Record Breakers introduces viewers to the record holders of the animal world, including the planet's largest, smallest, fastest, and slowest animals, as well as the most toxic, most dangerous, and even the "brainiest" animals.

Naturalist Casey Anderson has a new protégé, ‘Casey Junior’, a six week old black bear cub who learns to walk, swim, climb and forage under Casey’s careful tutelage.

The Serengeti is a vast ecosystem, home to a dazzling variety of life, and the site of the largest migration on the planet. Woodland, riverbank forests and swamps provide cover for dozens of mammal species and more than 350 varieties of bird. The fate of these animals is intimately bound with the ever changing landscape. The passage from the rainy season to the dry season means there is no rest and no stability. Those who dwell here must remain in constant motion to survive. For months they live in hope of the returning rains that will put an end to their struggle and reward their

The Amur's coastal delta is one of the richest eco-systems on earth. Nourished by the mighty river's enormous sediment load, the Sea of Okhotsk is a hotspot of biodiversity with arctic and subtropical species living side by side.

With its picturesque lakes, the lofty mountain world of the Alps is a popular holiday destination. But in these magically beautiful regions there are hidden spheres: ice-cold lakes with zones of life and abysses of death.

Over the millennia, amphibians both large and small have dominated the Earth. Today, there are over 5000 different species of frogs inhabiting all corners of the globe—from tropical jungles and dark swamps to desert wastelands and frozen tundra. A select few evolved some extreme and bizarre adaptations to survive. An extraordinary family that comes in many weird forms, shapes and sizes. From bone claws and glass skin to antifreeze and deadly poisons, we’ll show you the jumpers, the climbers, the killers and high flyers. And hidden deep in the jungles of Central Africa, the Goliath Frog still lives today. It is one of the largest and rarest frogs to ever walk the Earth. This is Monster Frog.

Russia's Caucasus Mountains create a dramatic landscape of contradictions from snow-laden hills and alpine meadows to arid salt flats and dry desert. The Caucasian forests serve as a leafy battlefield for wild boars, which use their 350-kilogram, tank-like bodies to settle disputes. During the mating season, excited boars produce a sticky, frothy saliva filled with pheromones to attract a mate. Also in the forest, one of the area's 30,000 Eurasian lynx patrols with her six-week-old cubs - harmless now, the cubs will be accomplished killers in a year's time. The Caucasus is home to one of nature's oddest creatures, the snake-like glass lizard, whose tail can snap off and shatter into pieces to confuse enemies. The long-eared hedgehog tracks a venomous centipede and a grasshopper and beetle face off to the death in the arid desert, while rarely spotted highland European bison roam the hills and Bezoar Ibex with their metre-long horns rule the towering, jagged peaks of the central highlands.

The Ngorongoro Crater contains a microcosm of African habitats, including grasslands, wetlands and forests. Meet the animals who live there.

Seven million years ago, Hawaii rose from the sea a volcanic wasteland. How did these islands transform themselves into a lush paradise?

Beavers and grizzly bears retreat under cover from the endless blizzard, while wolves, red foxes and river otters face winter head on.

Creatures great and small struggle to live in Hawaii's waters, battling the lava, currents and each other in an epic tale of survival.

China’s Golden Monkeys is the first and most comprehensive documentary film about the Chinese snub nosed monkey, officially the highest-living primate in the world. Once believed extinct, renewed scientific interest in this shy creature with its strange snub of a nose has revealed that the monkey lives within a complex multileveled society, an uncommon trait among non-human primates.

Travel through the majestic Primeval forests of the Urals. This Russian sanctuary is a land of extremes where giant deer, half-tonne leviathans and tiny adventures flourish. Eurasian elk make seasonal journeys in search of food. Unlike other deer, Eurasian elk are normally solitary and for pregnant females, the stress of meeting leads to fighting. The elk migration leads them across swollen, fast-moving rivers and while they are strong swimmers, many are lost in the treacherous journey. After many months of hibernating, it's a rude awakening for the hungry brown bear who searches for an easy kill. As the snow retreats, opportunists like lone wolves advance to feed on winter's victims. The unique Russian desman, a semi-aquatic and almost-blind relative of the mole, has scent glands at the base of its tail that gives it a musky, unappetizing smell to discourage predators.

In summer, Yellowstone transforms into a wildlife paradise with a cruel dark side as grizzly bears emerge from mountain dens to roam for food.

These specials showcase the vast landscapes and beautiful wildlife of the state of Florida.

The Ussuriland wilderness extends from the deep Sikhote Alin forests to the fast-flowing Amur River. Slipping through the shadows of the Ussuriland forests are two of the world's rarest cats. With only 30 remaining in the wild - all in this far eastern region of Russia - the Amur leopard is the most critically endangered big cat. While Asiatic black bears hang from the trees and chipmunks search for food, the spotted sika deer travel to the coast to supplement their diet with kelp. The presence of deer on this open ground attracts the region's big predator, the Amur tiger. But the largest cat in the world has dangerous enemies itself: poaching and habitat destruction are an ever present threat to tigers in this region. Thankfully, the Lake Khanka wetlands have been recovering from pollution, and it continues to provide a home to herons, as well as Chinese soft-shelled turtles. Diversity does not stop at the surface and a plethora of animals live underwater, surviving with camouflage.

The great archipelago of Japan is home to the dancing red-headed crane, the goat-antelope serow, Asiatic bears, huge salamanders and more.

Winter has held Scandinavia prisoner for many months. But longer days and warmer weather transform the land, uncovering a whole new world.

From the Keys and Everglades to the Panhandle’s white sand beaches, Florida is home to some of the America’s most special places and wildlife.

In Borneo's steaming jungles evolutionary forces churn out the beautiful and bizarre. From the unusual nesting practices of Hornbills, to the jungle skills of Orangutans, life rises to meet nature's challenges.

Scandinavia's a region of Arctic cold and rock-melting heat. But life has evolved extraordinary strategies for survival…

Journey deep into the snow-bound mountains of central Japan and meet Hiro, a spunky young snow monkey whose charming personality sparks an unlikely friendship. Join Hiro and his extended family on a year-long adventure as they brave fierce storms, experience the birth of new life, and face the tragedy of death. It's an intimate, immersive tale of family, friendship, and strife in the heart of the Japanese Alps.

Little grows in the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic tundra. But surprisingly there is life here - big life - battling against the elements and thriving against all odds.

This enigmatic forest once stretched along the coast for thousands of kilometres. Now there is only 7% left. Yet it is still home for many remarkable animals. Muriquis, rare, highly social primates, greet each other with hugs. Great dusky swifts fly through the tumbling waters of the mighty Iguaçu Falls to build their nests on the slippery rock faces behind the curtains of water.

In China, the Amur River's middle course is called Heilong-jiang, meaning Black Dragon. It runs through ancient Manchuria and forms a natural border between China and Russia.

As spring breaks along the Mississippi, melting snow and ice create a flood of epic proportions. For fish, high water comes as a blessing.

Heavy rains transform the land of jaguars into the territory of the anaconda, piranha and giant river otter.

A wolf lives to hunt. Red meat is their lifeblood, and the alpha must provide. But this is not a story about an alpha male: its an epic biopic about one female wolf. We trace her against-the-odds rise to a position of extraordinary power for a female: leader of her pack. The She-Wolf became one of the most famous wolves to have ever roamed Yellowstone. And she overcame incredible challenges to create one of the parks most legendary wolf packs. Tragically, she was cut down by a hunters bullet. But she left behind a thriving family and an enduring legacy.

Brazil's coast stretches some 8,000 kilometres from the cool temperate waters of the south to the mouth of the Amazon, the equator and beyond, with a large number of remote islands off the coast. Among the most formidable is Snake Island. Thousands of golden lanceheads - highly venomous snakes - populate Snake Island.

This blue-chip natural history special is the first of three hours that take us on a wild journey down the Mississippi to reveal a river you only think you know.

The largest rainforest in the world still holds many secrets. The harpy eagle is the world's biggest bird of prey, capable of hunting and killing monkeys. But the most important creatures in the forest are leaf-cutter ants - they can harvest the green wealth of the forest, as they have found a way of removing the protective poisons from the leaves.

The wildebeest migration promises grand vistas, uncountable numbers and gruesome predations. But this is a personal story: Neo is on his first migration and he’s struggling to make it through his first year.

The grassland that covers the central region of Brazil is one of the country's least known habitats, depending on dramatic summer thunderstorms and fire for its character. The maned wolf is a long-legged and strange predator - it sometimes feeds on fruit while at other times it hunts insects and rodents.

Two cameramen have a year to record Brazil's feared anacondas, hungry caimans, dangerous wild pigs and lively giant otter.

The amazing wildlife of the Amazon basin includes flowers that trap beetles to change sex overnight, but human activity threatens its ecology.

Mike Fay and Enric Sala are on a quest to protect the rich coastal waters of Gabon. Full of hippos, sharks, and humpback whales, these waters are some of the last healthy oceans in West Africa. Twelve years ago, the country of Gabon became a conservation pioneer in Africa when its president, Omar Bongo Ondimba, created 13 National Parks protecting 11% of the country. Mike Fay was instrumental as an advisor, and now he has returned to save Gabon's oceans and coastal wetlands. He and Enric put together an ambitious expedition to determine how healthy the waters off the shores still are. The expedition covers Gabon's 885-kilometer coastline, where they dive around oil platforms and use deep-water camera systems to document rare species. Their goal: to convince the current Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, to extend and create new marine protected areas.

Venture deep into the heart of some of the most crowded cities on the planet, to uncover a hidden world where predators and prey collide. All over the planet, a new wilderness is rising. And it's just outside your door!

Our romance with the Mississippi River heats up as we head south. She joins with an even more flooded Ohio River to form a union of destruction that challenges man and beast alike.

This 3yr production, filmed around the globe with cutting-edge technology, reveals four of the most remarkable animal movements. These are gripping stories of birth, death, struggle and renewal.

Deep in the Atlantic new islands are forming alongside the ancient peaks of the Azores. But how did the jungle find its way on to the inhospitable rocks, long before the arrival of humans? The answer is birds.

Strategies for survival from the canopy to the forest floor, including a tiny frog which protects a huge tarantula.

Once pushed to the brink of extinction, America’s tough, burly bighorn are back – but the elusive mountain lion can wreak havoc on their numbers.

Each year the Pantanal switches from grassland to swamp and back. Jaguar, giant otters, fish and caiman each take turns in the ascendant.

Breaking off from mainland Africa 160 million years ago, refugee animals cast adrift on natural rafts arrived on the tropical shores of Madagascar. Isolated from the mainland, coupled with a wide range of climates, evolution went into overdrive. Of almost a quarter of a million species found on the island, approximately 70 percent are unique.

The story of migrating creatures around the world, who wage incredible & risky journeys; in pursuit of the one thing more precious than themselves: the creation & caretaking of their precious young.

Wild Kalahari tells the story of an extraordinary population of plains zebras. The arid saltpans of Botswana's Makgadikgadi Pans are home to nearly 20,000 striped horses that survive only by the grace of isolated summer rains. Family groups gather together to follow the rains, driven by a constant search for green grass and water.

The rugged coast of the USA's biggest state harbours some incredible wildlife. When winter breaks, animals make the most of the nightless summer.

Naturalist Casey Anderson tracks the elusive 'ghost of the Rockies' with specialised camera technology.

Casey heads into Florida's swamps, where crocodiles and invading pythons join the alligators in the water and Montana methods won't serve.

The savannah crosses 25 countries and is home to millions of animals. Here herbivores and carnivores are caught in a constant struggle.

Migrations are ticking clocks: Countless animals must move or die, driven by changing seasons, they are racing to reach their destination, before it's too late, to breed, feed or simply stay alive.

Braving the frozen wilds of Alaska and British Columbia, Casey Anderson meets a captive-raised Wolverine named Jasper.

Casey looks for the truth behind the campfire tale of an unusually aggressive nocturnal grizzly bear, using state-of-the-art thermal technology.

From the forests to the waters, this island to the south of the Australian mainland has an extraordinary variety of strange animals.

Every migration is an epic journey, driven in large part by hunger. Every day, trillions of creatures are on timeless journeys, moving in numbers, in search of greener pastures.

The Sonoran is the wettest and most diverse desert in the Americas. It’s also home to the biggest cacti in North America – the saguaro weighs several tonnes and can live for two centuries.

Raccoons that live in cities and towns are much more successful than their country cousins. In fact, they’re thriving with us. Their knack for mischief has earned them a reputation, but there’s way more to raccoons than just trashcan thievery. They are smart, adaptable and equipped with an array of incredible senses that allow them to maximize every opportunity humans provide. From using our sewer systems as underground highways, to infiltrating our chimneys and attics for den sites, they have become the ultimate urban operators. Take a look into a year in the life of the furry masked bandits that not only live in your neighborhood, but know it better than you do.

One of the most remote and pristine wildernesses on Earth, life abounds here despite the extreme conditions.

The heart of South America hides wetlands which look idyllic, but where drought and flood make life hard for the resident wildlife.

Eagles are dramatic predators that have inspired myths and legends for millennia. Though at the top of their food chain, they battle for survival and work tirelessly to raise their young. Powerful. Diverse. Agile. This is an epic story of conquest for one individual. But what does it take to become a ruler of the skies?

For its size, Sri Lanka is one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. What makes its wildlife so unique?

The monsoon weather system dominates the land of Cambodia, shaping incredible wildlife and creating one of Earth's most remarkable ecosystems.

The plains of Sri Lanka offer a wildlife spectacle to rival Africa's Serengeti. It may seem timeless, but life here faces constant changes.

Many species unique to Sri Lanka live nowhere except its central highlands, but the cloud forests are threatened by the tea trade.

Most years winter is the hardest time in the Hebrides, but sometimes the spring turns out to be harder still. A huge storm menaces the islands.

Of all the Western Isles, the Outer Hebrides are the most exposed to the full power of the Atlantic. Seabirds rush to feed their hungry chicks.

Filmed over the course of a year, Scotland's enigmatic Hebridean islands offer dramatic scenes of contrasting natural forces.