The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
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How do you cope when you suddenly become surrogate parents to 21 orphaned chimps? Jim and Jenny Desmond have chimps overrunning their home and even their bed.
A five-part docuseries that focuses on wild animals, humans that hunt them for fun and money, and activists who try to protect the animals. Three actors are here as presenters to deliver the messages about the struggles and love of humans toward the wild animals in 11 countries including Botswana, Zimbabwe, the Republic of South Africa, and America.
The Burrowers follows Chris Packham as he goes underground to take a look at the subterranean world of some of the country’s most iconic animals.
Bulgaria's mountain worlds are known to only a few non-Bulgarians. The remote area is home to Karakachan dogs and brown bears. The two-part documentary undertakes a journey of discovery into an unknown region in the middle of Europe.
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Takes viewers into the center of five animal families - lions, jackals, cheetahs, hyenas and meerkats - as they raise their young in the wilderness. Innovative camera techniques are used to follow the animals' tender, emotional and often stressful stories from the moment their babies are born through different stages in their maturity.
Since he was eight years old, Richard Hammond's dream has been to be a wildlife photographer in the Amazon rainforest. But life got in the way and, for more than 35 years, he's been unable to fulfill his ambition. Until now.
Ever wondered what your feline friends get up to when you are not at home? Cats of Claw Hill offers an unprecedented insight into the secret lives of the domestic cat. Brand new to Animal Planet, this unique series exposes the murder, mayhem and feline scandal hidden from the human eye.
This nature series’ new technology lifts night’s veil to reveal the hidden lives of the world’s creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on the wing.
From its highest mountains and plateaus, to its thickest jungles and bamboo forests, CHINAS HIDDEN KINGDOMS will reveal the wild side to China that few knew existed.
Tom Hardy narrates this thrilling natural history series following five apex predators facing the ultimate test of survival in drastically changing environments across the globe.
Jacques Cluzaud and Jacques Perrin invite you to an amazing Trip through all times. From the immensity of the Glaciar to the Forests, passing 20000 years from the wild animals point of view.
Evolutionary story of flight from the very first insects to the incredible array of creatures which rule the skies today.
In April 2014, Paris Zoo opens its doors to the public after two years of huge restoration works. Two years to invent a new kind of zoo. With the complicity of a veterinary and an animal or a group of animals, each episode of the series will tell the story of the arrival of an animal at the zoo or a particular event that marked its reopening, including all the stages and issues that characterize them. Each episode will focus on a central story with an emblematic animal but the other species will also be present in our series through sub-plots.
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Gordon Buchanan helps cat expert Dr Victor Lukarevsky as he tries - for the first time ever - to rescue and rehabilitate lynx from the lucrative fur and pet trades back to the wild.
Young animals love nothing more than play. But science is now revealing the astonishing benefits animals gain from it. This series uncovers the secrets behind their games.
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Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.
Curious kids Emma and her big brother Tim observe different animals as they make their way through various life milestones, from birth to adulthood.
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13 episodes • 1979
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Infinite Variety | Jan 16, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Building Bodies | Jan 23, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The First Forests | Jan 30, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Swarming Hordes | Feb 6, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Conquest of the Waters | Feb 13, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Invasion of the Land | Feb 20, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Victors of the Dry Land | Feb 27, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lords of the Air | Mar 6, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Rise of the Mammals | Mar 13, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Theme and Variations | Mar 20, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Hunters and Hunted | Mar 27, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Life in the Trees | Apr 3, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Compulsive Communicators | Apr 10, 1979 | 0.0 |