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 E10

54m 3s / TV-14

Pack-Ice Killer Whale Sounds -- on Film

2m 51s

Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and whistles. For the first time, researchers have recorded these vocalizations and made surprising discoveries about their behavior.

Killer Whales Teach Young To Hunt

2m 42s

The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young. Killer whales are one of only a handful of animals that actively teach their young, and it's the females that take on this duty, ensuring the survival of their families.

Filming Africa's Three Big Cats

7m 30s

Filmmakers of "Big Cats, Small World" share their remarkable experiences living alongside Africa's three big cat families. Writer and Director Robyn Keene-Young delves into the differences in the developmental journeys of each species’ cubs, while Producer and Director of Photography Adrian Bailey reveals the unique challenges of capturing these big cats on film.

Lion vs. Wildebeest: How Lions Hunt as a Pride

2m 56s

Lions may not have the cheetah's speed or the leopard's forest cover. But they have other tricks for hunting prey. Masters of stealth and teamwork, lions work together to outwit and overpower their prey.

Leopard Hunts Baby Sister

3m 10s

Female leopard Sephiri recently gave birth to two cubs when an unwelcome intruder entered their territory and threatened their safety - her older daughter. Female leopards are known to hunt the cubs of others -- even their own siblings.

Preview of Big Cats, Small World: Outlanders

30s

The change of seasons brings turmoil and tough choices to the three big cat families. An aging lion challenges younger rivals, cheetah cubs adjust to life on their own and a leopard mother must balance her children’s needs.

Protecting Africa's Big Cats

6m 8s

John Neelo, a researcher with Botswana Predator Conservation, explores the challenges Africa's big cats and top predators face in shared landscapes, highlighting the urgent need for conservation to sustain balanced ecosystems.

How David Attenborough Captured Memorable Swan Moment

2m 35s

David Attenborough's team plans an ambitious sequence with swans, but filming with animals is never straightforward. Go behind the scenes of David Attenborough's infamous sequence with flying swans as they navigate the complexities of capturing this spectacular moment.

How Sir David Attenborough Got His Start

2m 51s

Witness Sir David’s love of fossils as a young boy in Leicester transform into a passion for the natural world in his field of study at Cambridge. From his early days as a presenter on BBC’s Zoo Quest, Attenborough rose through the ranks to become the foremost natural history presenter in the world.

Preview of Attenborough’s Life Journey

30s

An intimate portrait of Sir David Attenborough’s life, from his boyhood days as a fossil hunter, through his early days as a BBC host, to his revered status as the foremost natural history presenter.

Filming Lions in the Namib Desert

10m 38s

Step into the untamed world of the Namib Desert with these extraordinary storytellers, whose cinematic journey spans an unparalleled eight-year desert odyssey. In "Lions of the Skeleton Coast," award-winning wildlife filmmakers Will and Lianne Steenkamp unveil the gripping saga behind their exploration.

Desert Lion Cubs Hunt at Night

3m 27s

Chased by their aunt into an unhospitable part of the desert, the cubs found an oasis where they developed new hunting strategies and became bird hunters -- previously unheard of among lions.

Extraordinary Lion Behavior Caught on Camera

3m 16s

Orphan lion cubs Alpha and Bravo reached the ocean and made the Skeleton Coast their new home. Here, they learned how to hunt and eat a new set of prey from the marine ecosystem: seals.

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