Dead By Dawn

National Geographic
Dead By Dawn

Synopsis

Witness the wild horror that animals have to face once the comforting light from the sun fades into the darkness, that brings death.

Episodes

Season 1
  • Night of The Living Dead

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    After sunset on the island of Java, everything from scaled mammals to flying lizards emerge in a dense jungle to feed, and fight, for survival.

  • Return of The Living Dead

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    In Indonesia, a bat struggles to climb past a vanguard of vipers to reach the safety of her colony. In Southern India, a mother bandicoot rat must outswim a cobra and crocodiles to find food for her babies. And in the rainforests of Costa Rica, darkness means a deadly free-for-all. Who will survive the horrors of night long enough to see the day, and who will be dead by dawn?

  • It Comes At Night

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    In the Arabian Desert, a gecko realizes he's not alone when the sand beneath his feet starts shifting. In Southern India, a praying mantis prays as an army of weaver ants march toward his arms and legs. In the African wilderness, a lion cub cries for his mother while a hyena gets closer, and closer. Who will survive the horrors of tonight, and who will be dead by dawn?

  • The Hills Have Eyes

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    At night, the dunes of the Arabian Desert come to life with unique animals specially adapted to thrive in this hostile environment.

  • A Quiet Place

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    An elite group of predators call the African savanna home, and many emerge only under cover of darkness to hunt through the night.

  • Stranger Things

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    The Costa Rican jungle plays host to a twisted game of survival as the sun goes down. Legions of strange predators pit their weapons defying defenses of their prey.

  • Sleepy Hollow

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    The forests of India play host to nightly battle of life or death before dawn. A secret world that hides in the darkness, showing you India like you have never seen it before.

  • Swamp Things

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    In the swamps of North America, predators lurk in the murky shallows, the barren cypress forests and the muddy flats.