Preview of Spy in the Ocean: Deep Feelings
Spy creatures explore animal emotions and the deep feelings we share. With surfing dolphins, kissing manatees and sensitive cuttlefish, witness the emotional rollercoaster of life in the sea.
How Hermit Crabs Choose Their Shells
In Belize, hermit crabs have outgrown their homes, or their shells have become worse for wear. To find out how they resolve their housing issues, Spy Hermit Crab goes undercover.
Pufferfish Builds Sand Sculpture for Mating
Male Japanese pufferfish build exquisite sand sculptures to attract a mate. When a female is not impressed with this male's creation, Spy Puffer steps in as the artist’s assistant.
Spy Octopus Helps Friend Hide From Shark
Coconut octopuses are vulnerable to blacktip sharks, who use smell to find prey. With the help of an unlikely ally, this octopus is able to hide from hungry sharks.
Preview of Spy in the Ocean: Deep Thinkers
Spy creatures reveal an ocean full of startling ways of thinking, including large-brained whales, smart octopi, diving monkeys, creative fish and other intelligent animals.
Witness a 'Platypus Love Donut'
When mating, platypus put their bill on each other’s tail, like they’re in a trance, in what filmmaker Pete Walsh dubbed the "platypus love donut."
Baby Platypus Caught on Camera
A female platypus, dubbed Zoom, preps a nesting site after the mating season. Female platypus can dig up to 30 feet into the riverbank to make a safe place to lay their eggs and raise their young.
Preview of The Platypus Guardian
Witness the story of Pete Walsh, a Tasmanian man who befriends a platypus he names Zoom. With the help of experts, Pete learns more about the platypus’s secret world in a mission to protect them from the dangers of urban development.
Footage Proves Female Songbirds Can Sing
It was once thought that only male songbirds were capable of song. However, in 64 percent of all songbird species, the females sing. Professor Naomi Langmore first made this discovery by recording a female fairy-wren singing to defend her territory.
Male Lyrebird Manipulates Female Into Mating
The lyrebird can mimic the sounds of at least 20 different species. A male lyrebird manipulatively uses this to his advantage, mimicking the sound of a flock of birds to convince a nearby female that danger is outside of his realm and that she is better off sticking with him.
Young David Attenborough Records First Lemur Sounds
In 1960, a young David Attenborough helped capture the first-ever audio of Madagascar’s largest lemur, the indri. Using a battery-powered portable tape recorder, he played the sounds back to the lemurs and was rewarded with responses, which were thought to be a “keep out” signal over territory.
Preview of Attenborough's Wonder of Song
David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species.
Miraculous Comeback: How This Coral Recovered From Bleaching
In October 2019, tragedy strikes the Cayman Crown. The beautiful coral of the reef was bleached, but four months later, the reef begins to make a miraculous recovery. Here's why.
The Sounds of Grouper Spawning
Nassau groupers are solitary most of the year but come together for reproduction. When they come together to spawn, they use different signals to communicate with each other.
Preview of Treasure of the Caribbean
A story of hope in troubling times. The discovery of a coral reef in Belize and Guatemala, larger than the size of Manhattan, marks a new chapter in understanding corals and fish that depend on each other and in saving coral reefs worldwide.
Tiny Water Shrews Are the "Cheetahs of the Wetlands"
A water shrew is a tiny insectivore no bigger than a human thumb. Because of poor eyesight, they must rely on a complex hunting strategy.
Experience the Changing Seasons at the Niagara Falls
Soothe yourself with the stunning landscape surrounding the world's largest waterfall. From fall to winter, watch as Niagara Falls transforms with the seasons.
Preview of Niagara Falls
Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its stunning beauty and a wide variety of wildlife—mammals, birds, and reptiles— that call it home. Through the eyes of passionate scientists, uncover a complex world forged by stone and powered by water.
Finding Capuchin Monkeys in Costa Rican Mangroves
Follow Diego Arauz Chaves, an ecotourism guide in Costa Rica, as he takes filmmakers on his boat into the mangroves to get up close to a Capuchin troop he knows intimately. These capuchins represent one of the most charismatic animals in the area and beneficiaries of hummingbirds in these areas.
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