Wild Metropolis

Science and Nature Series / 1 Season

Discover the extraordinary animals adapting to life in the world’s most loved cities, and witness the remarkable ways they meet the challenges of surviving in the newest habitat on the planet.

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Rats Use Their Skills to Become the Ultimate Urban Animal

1m 23s / TV-PG

With a unique set of skills and abilities rats have become possibly the ultimate urban animal, able to survive in the cracks of our cities with such ease that they now live with us on every continent of the world other than Antarctica.

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Alligators Find New Territories on Golf Courses

1m 3s / TV-PG

On the golf courses of America’s East Coast, young male alligators are forced to get out of their water hazard homes and walk the course looking for love, and a territory of their own.

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Amsterdam's Herons Find Surprising Ways to Live in the City

1m 33s / TV-PG

The herons of Amsterdam have survived in its waterways for centuries, adapting to the modern city in surprising ways. Some have learnt to live by the clock and wait for closing time at the fish market, but others have struck up warm and long lived relationships with local residents.

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Capuchin Monkeys in Costa Rica Play Tourists for Food

47s / TV-PG

On Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, native capuchin monkeys use their brains to relieve innocent tourists of their food, but it's not a natural behavior, and one that could end badly for the monkeys.

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Ibex Males Fight Over a Love Interest

1m 51s / TV-PG

An adult male Ibex fights a young pretender over a love interest in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. It’s an important lesson on the road to maturity for the young pretender. Point made, the adult climbs on top of a parked car to let off some steam.

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A Waddle of Penguins Head Into Cape Town

1m 29s / TV-PG

A waddle of penguins returning from a fishing trip head into the city of Cape Town at rush hour to find their nests. In the sea they are at risk of attack by great white sharks, but in the city they face something potentially more dangerous – cars.

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Water Monitors Go Underground to Commute Across Bangkok

1m 12s / TV-PG

Giant water monitors have a colossal appetite and are always on the hunt for food. To maintain a low profile they go underground and take to the sewers to commute across Bangkok.

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Hippos Travel Into Town for an Easy Meal

1m 31s / TV-PG

Each night one-ton hippos travel into St. Lucia, South Africa from the nearby river, and they are after just one thing: grass. A hippo can eat up to 90 pounds in a single sitting.

Macaques in Thailand Raid a Moving Car for Food

50s / TV-G

The "Mafia" troop of Macaques in Lopburi, Thailand prove they know the best spots in town to grab a bite to eat. For them, it’s all about timing as they raid a moving car to get a meal.