Extreme Animals

Extreme Animals

Synopsis

In Extreme Animals we reveal the different personalities and behaviors of the world's animals and find the most extreme examples in each category. The storyline is simple: countdown the ten most extreme critters for any given behavior or location. The journey to find the answer takes the audience into the complex world of animal behavior and the reason behind why our wild cousins do what they do.

Episodes

Season 2
  • Career Criminals

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    Extreme animals do whatever it takes to survive in the wilderness and, by human standards, some resort to villainous behavior. From drunk and disorderly monkeys in India's forests, to the cutest of killers; tarsier on the islands of Indonesia, the countdown contenders span the globe and run the gamut of felonies.

  • Escape Artists

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    Extreme animals escape the clutches of death every day just to do it all again tomorrow.From croc dodging deer to squirrels with secret trap doors, these courageous critters use all manner of cunning to navigate a barrage of dangers.

  • Tough Guys

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    Mother Nature has no tolerance for wimps. It takes all kinds of grit to survive out in the wilderness. But which extreme animal will top the countdown as the ultimate tough guy? From Grizzlies showing off their strength, to bloody battles between hippos, the contenders come from all corners of the globe

  • Daredevils

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    Extreme animals often defy dangerous odds to survive the wilderness whether to catch dinner or avoid being on the menu themselves. Wildebeest braving croc infested waters, piratical American bald eagles death-roll dueling and even ice-berg surfing Antarctic seals, the action spans the globe and the stunts get ever more daring.