Nature

Science and Nature Series / 38 Seasons

NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home, becoming in the process the benchmark for natural history programs.

Watch Latest: S43 E9

52m 29s / TV-PG

Preview of Patrick and the Whale

30s

Follow Patrick Dykstra in his quest to connect with and understand the hidden nature of the sperm whale, shining a light on their intelligence and complexity, as well as their relationship with humankind.

Discovering the Secrets of a Jurassic Sea Monster

3m 2s

Sir David Attenborough uncovers the secrets of the pliosaur, a monstrous marine predator. The pliosaur is believed to have been over 30 feet in length, similar to a double-decker bus.

Searching for Shorebird Nests

2m 22s

Scientists find nests of shorebirds, but they're not the only ones looking for them. Just when they think hope is lost for the next generation of shorebirds, some heartwarming scenes greet them.

Preview of Gorilla

30s

Get an intimate look at a silverback family in Gabon’s Loango National Park. Meet a newborn gorilla, forest elephants, buffalos and brave researchers in one of the last remaining wild coasts in the African tropics.

Filming The Life of a Matchstick-Sized Chameleon

7m 31s

The Big Little Journeys team travels through storms and fallen trees to reach the remote Kirindy Forest in Madagascar. Here they work with local scientists to film the short-lived journey of a matchstick-sized chameleon. Its life is finely in tune with the seasons and the team discovers how this leaves them vulnerable to the effects of a warming world. Narrated by Aaron Pierre.

Preview of Big Little Journeys: Bloodlines

30s

In Madagascar’s Kirindy Forest, a matchstick-sized chameleon goes on an epic journey through high trees and ground floors to find a mate and lay eggs before it’s too late. A water vole in the Scottish Highlands swims a lake, climbs a waterfall and scales a mountain also to find a suitor and a place to raise her pups.

Filming Two Endangered Animals | Inside Big Little Journeys

7m 29s

The Big Little Journeys team works with conservationists to follow the journeys of two endangered animals as they navigate a world transformed by humans. A rescued pangolin in Taiwan is given a new chance back in the wild, whilst scientists using radio collars follow a family of Golden-headed lion tamarins, with newborns, through Brazil’s Atlantic forest.

Lion Tamarin Family vs. Harpy Eagle

2m 28s

A monkey-eating Harpy Eagle, 15 times the weight of a Lion Tamarin, circles a tamarin family. With nightfall fast approaching, the family can't turn back...they must find a way to cross an open road to escape.

Preview of Big Little Journeys: Survival

30s

In Taiwan, a Formosan pangolin travels through a land of giants to find a mate in a protected forest. The lonely male encounters dangerous and strange characters along the way, from a cobra to a Formosan moon bear. In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a family of golden-headed lion tamarins, searching for food, journey to a land of plenty and face an ocelot and a monkey-eating harpy eagle in their path.

How We Film Tiny Animals | Behind the Scenes

7m 32s

The Big Little Journeys team employs various filming techniques to follow the journeys of two very different animals. New probe lenses and motion control systems are used to see the world from the perspective of a walnut-sized turtle and follow its journey through a Canadian woodland. In South Africa night vision cameras and gyrostabilized cranes are used to keep pace with a nocturnal bush baby.

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