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.

53m 8s / TV-14

Orphaned Baby Chimp Snuggles with Caregiver

1m 25s

Cameraman Vianet D’jenguet visits the famous chimpanzee sanctuary Tchimpounga, 27 square miles of forest and savannah, the largest chimp sanctuary in all of Africa. He meets their newest resident, a orphan who arrived just a few weeks ago.

Costa's Hummingbird Dances to Woo Mate

1m 48s

Spring is the time to nest for the Costa's hummingbirds, before the desert gets too hot. Both males and females are looking for a partner, but it's up to him to impress her. Though his back shimmers with green, it’s not until we get her point of view that we see his true splendor. He flexes the iridescent feathers of his mantle until they become a glowing mask of violet.

Hummingbirds Battle in the Air

1m 35s

Hummingbirds sometimes use their unmatched flying skills for something other than feeding on flowers--for fighting over them. Flowers in full bloom are a call to arms. It’s fight and flight – a display of skill and fiery tempers.

Orphaned Spider Monkey Nursed Back to Health

1m 18s

At the ARCAS wildlife rescue center in Guatemala, an orphaned spider monkey is settling in well. She’s just starting to feed from a bottle and has been given a teddy bear to hug as a sort of surrogate mother.

Scarlet Macaws Released to the Wild

1m 58s

Scarlet macaws raised in a wildlife rescue center are released from the top of a hill over-looking the Guatemalan jungle. The hope is that they’ll find food straightaway, and join up with members of the wild population.

Jungle Animal Hospital | Preview

29s

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle, there’s an organization whose staff works around the clock to try to save and care for injured, orphaned and endangered animals brought to its facility from all over the country. This rescue center, known as ARCAS, is at full capacity with over seven hundred boarders of all shapes and sizes, chiefly victims of the illegal pet trade.

Roving Gang of Sea Snakes and Fish Terrorize Reef

2m 12s

Lethal sea kraits (snakes) are too slow to catch fish in a straight chase. Fortunately, they have partners in crime - shoals of yellow goatfish and trevally who seek similar prey. The big fish scare the prey into the cracks where the sea snakes can catch them.

How Do Hippos Get Clean?

2m 11s

When it comes to skin care, hippos need a little help. Unable to pick up a stick and scratch their own backs, they’ve gone into partnership with a fish called the barbell. Barbells nibble away all the ticks and parasites and on a hippo's skin. Their service even includes dental hygiene.

Lion Cubs Playing with Mom and Dad

2m 17s

Half a mile from an Indian village, two cow-killing male lions rest in the shade. A lioness approaches with several small cubs. In order to help spread their genes, male lions will often kill cubs that aren't part of their direct bloodline. However, these males begin playing with the cubs, indicating they are probably their fathers.

India's Wandering Lions | Preview

39s

As India’s population booms, her legendary wildlife has been squeezed almost out of existence. But the commitment of the Indian people to preserve their wildlife is surprising – leading even to bringing back what has been lost. Against a backdrop of teak forest, farmland and villages, this film explores the extraordinary story of Asia’s last lions and their recovery from near extinction.

Lion Caught on Infrared Camera

2m 44s

In the dead of night, a big male lion appears near an Indian village to reclaim his kill from earlier in the day. Villagers rush to the scene, but instead of confronting this deadly predator, they celebrate his arrival. The black and white images were captured with an infrared camera that registers heat instead of visible light. The darker areas are warmer and brighter areas cooler.

Animal Reunions | Preview

39s

What happens when people are reunited with the wild animals with which they forged a deep bond years ago? Will these gorillas, elephants, cheetahs and chimpanzees still recognize their human caregivers and how will they react? That is the premise of this program which also raises the question whether wild creatures can really experience emotions like joy, devotion, and love.

Gorilla Reunites with Old Friend

2m 23s

Damian Aspinall, a millionaire entrepreneur and conservationist, travels to the African country of Gabon in the hope of reuniting with Kwibi, a ten year-old male gorilla. Kwibi was born in Damian’s wildlife park in rural England, but was released to the wild along with six other young gorillas.

Bedtime at the Elephant Orphanage

1m 17s

At Nairobi’s David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage, caretakers sleep beside the residents to keep them company. The caretakers spend each night with a different elephant, to prevent the orphans from becoming too attached.

Penguin Invasion!

2m 6s

The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire Antarctic coast. During the breeding season, they congregate in large colonies, some over a quarter of a million pairs. Much to the annoyance of the larger Emperor penguin, their breeding grounds overlap.

How Female Emperor Penguins Find Their Chicks

2m 23s

After marching up to 125 miles across the sea ice, female Emperor penguins must locate their chick among the thousands of others in the colony. Unfortunately, the chicks and their dads all look exactly the same. To find her male partner and their chick she issues a unique call which her male partner can identify.

Snow Chick | Preview

40s

During two months of blizzards and frigid temperatures dipping to -80 degrees, each male Emperor penguin who breeds in Antarctica must nurture and protect a single egg that harbors his offspring. But once the eggs hatch by midwinter, these dads are ready to move on to their next stage of parenting. Snow Chick imagines the story of the youngest and last chick of the colony to emerge from his shell.

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